Dues of four major domestic airlines — IndiGo, SpiceJet, GoAir and AirAsia India –to the Airports Authority of India have more than doubled between February and July amid the coronavirus pandemic.
However, the domestic airline that owes the highest amount of dues to the AAI is Air India. The national carrier’s dues to the AAI increased by 2.75% to ₹2,258 crore in this period.
An airline has to pay various charges like air navigation, landing, parking etc to the AAI to use facilities at any of its more than 100 airports.