Bengaluru Airport cuts departure fees, adds arrival charges from September 2026
AERA will lower Bengaluru Airport’s domestic and international departure user-development fees from September 1, 2026, while introducing new arrival charges. The tariff reset also revises airline fees and adds incentives for international routes, cargo and traffic growth through March 2031.
What happened
Airports Economic Regulatory Authority (AERA) · AERA will cut Bengaluru Airport’s departure UDF while introducing arrival charges from September 1. The 2026-31
Key facts
- Domestic departure UDF: ₹300, down from ₹550
- International departure UDF: ₹997, down from ₹1,500
- Domestic arrival fee: ₹125
- International arrival fee: ₹426
- Domestic landing charge: ₹325 per metric tonne
- International landing charge: ₹455 per metric tonne
- International CUTE/CUSS/BRS fee: $1
- Domestic CUTE/CUSS/BRS fee: ₹75
- International route threshold: 4,500 km
Why this matters
International-route, cargo and traffic-growth incentives make Bengaluru Airport a more compelling partner for airline, logistics and travel-retail expansion discussions.
What to watch
- Final AERA tariff order implementation on September 1, 2026, including any legal challenge, amendment or airline pass-through requirement.
- Monthly domestic and international passenger growth versus Bengaluru Airport baseline and versus competing Indian hubs.
- Airline announcements of new international routes, restored frequencies, additional aircraft basing or improved connecting banks.
- Changes in average airfares and ancillary pricing on Bengaluru-origin itineraries after the fee reset.
- Airport retail sales per passenger, dwell time, security-processing times and international departure mix.
- Extent of airline uptake of incentives for cargo, traffic growth and international operations through March 2031.
- Model Bengaluru Airport passenger growth separately for domestic and international segments from September 2026, using the net trip-fee reduction rather than the departure-fee cut alone.
- Prioritize international-terminal retail, duty-free, premium F&B and lounges if airline route incentives produce new long-haul or regional international capacity.
- Secure flexible concession staffing and inventory plans for the September 2026 tariff transition, with upside capacity for new peak-bank flights.
- Engage airlines and airport commercial teams on co-funded promotions tied to new routes, transit passengers, cargo-linked belly capacity and traffic-growth incentives.
- Track whether airlines disclose fare reductions, additional frequencies or route launches attributable to the revised aeronautical tariff.