New Delhi, July 1 -- The GMR-run Hyderabad airport has proposed a 23% reduction in departure fees. At the same time, it plans to charge arriving passengers for the first time, according to a letter reviewed by Mint.

This change aims to keep total passenger revenue largely unchanged while supporting a Rs.13,975-crore expansion of the airport. Under the proposal submitted to the Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India (Aera), domestic departure fees, which form a part of the user development fee (UDF) levied on passengers by airports, would drop to Rs.580, and international departure fees would fall to Rs.1,150.

These proposed reductions would be effective from 1 September 2026 to 31 March 2030. Currently, arriving passengers pay ...