New Delhi, June 24 -- Bengaluru airport, the country's third-busiest, has proposed an 18% reduction in user development fees (UDF) from September 2026 as part of a broader effort to boost passenger traffic and strengthen its position as a major aviation hub.

The airport operator argues that lower passenger charges in the near term would help cushion the impact of future tariff revisions linked to the recovery of its planned Rs.18,635-crore investment programme.

The airport handled 48.16 million passengers in FY26.

In a letter to the Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India (AERA), the airport's operating entity, Bangalore International Airport Ltd (BIAL), said tariffs, including UDF, may be revised in later years if required to ...