NEW DELHI, May 13 -- The country's airport regulator has allowed Noida International Airport to charge domestic passengers user development fees (UDF) that are almost four times the tariff levied at the capital's Indira Gandhi International Airport. The UDF is less than what the new airport had sought.

Domestic passengers flying out of Noida airport will pay a UDF of Rs.490, while arriving passengers will pay Rs.210 in the first tariff period from 15 June 2026 to 31 March 2027, the Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India (Aera) said on Tuesday. The UDF at New Delhi's IGIA is Rs.129 for departures and Rs.56 for arrivals.

From 1 April next year until 31 March 2031, Noida airport can increase its prices by 5-11%, thereby raising th...