Flying Out Of Changi Airport? Be Prepared To Pay Extra Charges From November 1

As international travel continues to recuperate from the pandemic, passengers flying out of Singapore’s Changi Airport will have to pay extra airport charges and levies from November 1, 2022. By Trinetra Paul

The announcement was made on September 15, by the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) and Changi Airport Group (CAG), who informed that the surge in the charges were to be levied in 2018, but were held back due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Here’s more on the hike in Changi airport charges

Variance in fees

Passengers taking flights originating in Changi pay a departure fee of SGD 52.30 (INR 3,000 approximately), which includes SGD 35.40 (INR 2,000 approximately) as passenger service and security fee (PSSF), SGD 6.10 (INR 345 approximately) as aviation levy and SGD 10.80 (INR 610 approximately) as airport development levy.

 

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However, this is expected to see a hike from November 1. The new charges total SGD 59.20 (INR 3,350 approximately) and include SGD 40.40 (INR 2,285 approximately) as PSSF, SGD 8 (INR 450 approximately) as aviation levy and SGD 10.80 (INR 610 approximately) as airport development levy. This amount is to continue till March 2023 after which it is expected to rise to SGD 62.20 (INR 3,520 approximately) from April 2023 and then to SGD 65.20 (INR 3,690 approximately) from April 2024.

The aviation levy amounts are directed to the air hub development and regulatory functions of CAAS. The authorities at CAAS are to utilise it for maintaining the airport and making the country a prime hub of international aviation in the post-pandemic era.

It is important to note that those who have booked tickets from Singapore before November 1, are not required to pay this additional charge.

Charges for transit passengers and aircrafts

A Straits Times report mentions that in-transit passengers will see no hike in charges and will continue to pay SGD 9 (INR 510 approximately) as before.

According to a CNA report, the authorities announced, “The Landing, Parking and Aerobridge (LPA) charges for all flights operating at Changi Airport will increase by 2 per cent on Nov 1, 2022, and increase by another 1 per cent each year on Apr 1, 2023, and Apr 1, 2024, as earlier announced.”

The PSSF and LPA also go into upgrading the infrastructure. As travels resumed post-pandemic, Changi airport reopened two new terminals which were shut in May 2020. While Terminal 4 began operations on September 13, 2022, Terminal 2 restarted on May 29, 2022. Operations are also slated to begin in Terminal 5 soon.

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