{
  "id": 3435316,
  "title": "User charges at Hyderabad airport cut by 30%; sets new tariff regime",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/user-charges-at-hyderabad-airport-cut-by-30-sets-new-tariff-regime",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-26T05:27:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/user-charges-at-hyderabad-airport-cut-by-30-sets-new-tariff-regime/article71389398.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India (AERA) has announced a 30% reduction in the user development fee (UDF) for domestic passengers departing from Hyderabad's Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, bringing it down from ₹750 to ₹515. This new tariff regime will be in effect from September 1, 2026, until March 31, 2031. For international passengers, the UDF has been reduced from ₹1,500 to ₹1,030 per passenger, which is lower than the airport operator's proposed ₹1,150. Additionally, landing charges have been decreased to ₹435 per metric tonne for domestic flights and ₹630 per metric tonne for international flights during the tariff period.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}