AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport, one of Europe’s main aviation hubs, will increase the fees it charges airlines by a total of 37% over three years to reflect the impact of high inflation and interest rates, it said on Thursday.
Airlines will as a result pay Schiphol an average of 15 euros ($16.31) more for a local departing passenger in 2027 compared with now, the airport said in a statement.
The charges will increase by 41% next year, 5% in 2026 and then decrease by 7.5% in 2027, it said.
In August, the airport said it would invest 6 billion euros ($6.51 billion) by 2029 in what it then called the largest investment plan in its history.
The increased charges will help to fund some capital spending.
“With these charges, Schiphol is making the necessary investments in good infrastructure, better services for passengers and airlines and improved working conditions possible,” it said in Thursday’s statement.
It also said it would use the fees to reduce noise nuisance and night flights would be subject to additional charges.
“The charges for quieter aircraft are going to be less expensive, while older, noisier planes are going to cost airlines more (…) There is a category of aircraft that make so much noise that they will be banned as of 2025.”
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(Reporting by Alban Kacher and Benoit Van Overstraeten; Editing by Barbara Lewis)
