New Delhi: For the screening of passengers with coronavirus symptoms, private airport operators ask the Government to levy fees on flight tickets.
The operators of the country's main aviation getaways like Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Bengaluru have asked for of an "airport operator alleviation package" to meet its additional expenditure.
Private airports body Association of Private Operators (APAO) informs airports are facing immediate cash flow pressures at flights cancellation by airlines but it does not intend to reduce operating expenses.
The APAO has said that while airlines can choose to cancel flights or relocate their aircraft to other markets to reduce operating costs, airports face immediate cash flow pressures with limited ability to reduce fixed cost and few resources to fund capacity expansion efforts for longer term future growth.
With coronavirus spreading to nearly 110 countries and India quarantining itself by suspending all visas except few categories, travel, aviation and tourism sectors have been the worst hit.
