Airport Authorities May Soon Hike Passenger Security Fee!

Air tickets may soon become expensive as airport authorities have asked the government to increase the Passenger Security Fee (PSF).

PSF is the surcharge paid by each flyer to cover the cost of security deployed at airports. Currently, a passenger pays Rs 130 as security fee to the airlines when they book an airplane ticket.

Airport operators want this fee to be increased because the current amount is not enough to cover the airport security cost.

The fee is used to pay the salaries of Central Industrial Security Force(CISF) and state police personnel who are deployed to protect the passengers at airports.

According to the Chairman of Airports Authority of India (AAI), Mr. Guruprasad Mohapatra, The annual expense on airport security amounts to Rs 900 Crore & the ministry is facing a shortfall of more than Rs 100 Crores.

All airport operators have submitted their projection reports to the ministry and the latter is in discussion with these operators on hiking the PSF amount.