Elevated Avinor bills can lead to dearer airline tickets

– Avinor proposes that the airways and passengers have to choose up the elevated invoice, says Erik Lahnstein in NHO Luftfart to In the present day’s enterprise.

Calculations from Avinor and the Norwegian Civil Aviation Authority present that they’re planning for a rise within the street tax of 17.8 per cent, and that the tower tax will enhance by 69.3 per cent, from subsequent 12 months.

The newspaper estimates that the rise in charges alone is equal to as much as NOK 600 million yearly.

Each charges are associated to the flight towers and might be defined by a funds hole within the modernization of the tower service. Avinor has not confirmed that Dagens Næringsliv’s figures are appropriate, however acknowledges that the charges will enhance.

– Like different European international locations, we see a necessity to extend these charges. The very preliminary estimates that Avinor has proposed should undergo intensive high quality and value management, says Avinor’s Govt Vice President for Air Security, Jan Gunnar Pedersen.

Lahnstein in NHO explains that these charges are imposed on the airways and never the passengers instantly, however he has little doubt that it’s the vacationers who finally get the sting.

– Over time, such price will increase should be mirrored within the type of dearer tickets, says Lahnstein.