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Mangaluru airport imposes Rs 50 drop fee, raises pick-up charge
Mangaluru International Airport introduced a Rs 50 charge for commercial cabs dropping off passengers and raised the pick-up fee from Rs 180 to Rs 200, effective 1 October. The drop-off fee applies if the cab exits within eight minutes. An airport official said the charge will be passed on to passengers, not absorbed by operators.
The airport operator said the access charges are standard practice and help cover expenses for security, electricity, infrastructure maintenance, traffic management, sanitation and other amenities. Private vehicles remain exempt from the new fees.
The revised tariff also sets progressive charges for longer stays: commercial four-wheelers staying 30 minutes to one hour will pay Rs 300, while those staying four to 24 hours will pay Rs 1,200. The free time for private vehicles has been reduced from 10 minutes to eight minutes.
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The new charges directly affect every passenger using a commercial cab to reach Mangaluru airport. The operator’s framing of standard practice may not ease the burden on travellers already paying fares that include airport tolls. The progressive stay fees, up to Rs 1,200 for four to 24 hours, could hit waiting cab drivers hardest. The reduction of free time for private vehicles from 10 to eight minutes also tightens the window for a quick drop. No further revision or review date was announced.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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