CAA questioned over entry fee at airport
CAA questioned as to why it is levying a Rs20 entry fee on selected individuals entering the Airport at Islamabad.
KARACHI:
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has been questioned as to why it is levying a Rs20 entry fee on selected individuals entering the Benazir Bhutto International Airport at Islamabad.
The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) had written a letter to the authority, asking it to explain the objective of such a fee and whether it is providing any additional services or facilities in lieu of the fee.
According to a press release issued by the CCP on Saturday, the regulator has discovered that the entry fee is levied on all persons entering the airport except for ticketed passengers and their drivers. Certain government officials and those accompanying them also appear to be exempt from paying the fee. Hence, CAA’s new policy has neither been publicised nor is it being efficiently implemented.
Concerned that such conduct may amount to abuse of dominant position, the CCP wrote a letter on October 12 seeking information and clarification regarding the said policy.
It had requested that the CAA respond to its query by October 18, however, no response has been received. The regulator has in turn has sent a reminder urging the CAA to respond.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 24th, 2010.
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has been questioned as to why it is levying a Rs20 entry fee on selected individuals entering the Benazir Bhutto International Airport at Islamabad.
The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) had written a letter to the authority, asking it to explain the objective of such a fee and whether it is providing any additional services or facilities in lieu of the fee.
According to a press release issued by the CCP on Saturday, the regulator has discovered that the entry fee is levied on all persons entering the airport except for ticketed passengers and their drivers. Certain government officials and those accompanying them also appear to be exempt from paying the fee. Hence, CAA’s new policy has neither been publicised nor is it being efficiently implemented.
Concerned that such conduct may amount to abuse of dominant position, the CCP wrote a letter on October 12 seeking information and clarification regarding the said policy.
It had requested that the CAA respond to its query by October 18, however, no response has been received. The regulator has in turn has sent a reminder urging the CAA to respond.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 24th, 2010.