The Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India (AERA) has warned of stringent action against airport operators/service providers if they imposed or levied charges for ‘Elite Meet & Greet’ service, categorised as a non-aeronautical service.
In an advisory, AERA said it had been reported by the stakeholders that some of the major airports were imposing or levying charges for ‘Elite Meet and Greet’ service which was otherwise optional for the charter/aircraft operators, and making them a pre-requisite for availing aeronautical services in respect of charter flights.
Making such non-aeronautical charges mandatory for availing aeronautical services amounted to altering the aeronautical charges and was a violation of the provisions of the AERA Act, 2008.
