New Delhi, March 28 -- International passengers flying from and landing at the Delhi airport will have to pay between 400% and 527% more from 16 April as the Airport Economic Regulatory Authority of India (Aera) approved the GMR-Group managed Delhi airport's proposal to increase the user development fee (UDF). On the other hand, Aera rejected Delhi airport's demand to increase the UDF for domestic flights, keeping it unchanged at Rs.129 per passenger.

DIAL proposed a UDF of Rs.1,620 for business class and Rs.810 for economy class. However, Aera reduced the rates to Rs.810 for business class and Rs.650 for economy embarking passengers. UDF for disembarking international passengers has been kept at Rs.345 and Rs.275 for business and econom...