“Outrageous” cash grab from airports

AIRPORTS and air navigation service provider (ANSP) charge increases have already reached US$2.3 billion, the International Air Transport Authority (IATA) has warned - price hikes which will stall recovery in air travel and damage global connectivity.

IATA Director-General Willie Walsh slammed the move, stating “the financial burden of a crisis of apocalyptic proportions on the backs of your customers, just because you can, is a commercial strategy that only a monopoly could dream up.”

Further increases could be tenfold this number if proposals already tabled by airports and ANSPs are granted, IATA added.

However, Airports Council International (ACI) has said the claims are “out of context”, and don’t reflect “the efforts made by airports to support the aviation ecosystem”.