User-charges norms for airports soonSindhu Bhattacharya/ DNA MONEY The user development fee (UDF) conundrum may finally get resolved next week when the Union civil aviation ministry holds a crucial meeting to frame a broad policy on this levy. At present, only two new airports (Hyderabad and Bangalore) have been allowed to charge a specific amount as UDF and that too …

BIA sees drop in domestic departures ENS BANGALORE: HERE is some bad news for the Bengaluru International Airport (BIA), which wants to have sole rights on Bangalore’s commercial airspace. The BIA has been witnessing a dip in the number of domestic flight operations in its very first month after it started operations on May 24 and this continues. According to …