Airlines pay many types of fees and taxes for their operations, the most common of which is the landing fees . A landing fee is the amount levied on an aircraft operator by the airport for landing and using the runway. Not all airport fees are levied on the passengers - some are levied on the airline itself.
Airport taxes and fees are complicated and there is plenty to know about them . While the concept of a landing fee is simple, how they are calculated can still be complicated. What a landing fee is Landing fees vary from airport to airport, country to country, and aircraft type to aircraft type.
They are not the same as parking fees. According to the Pilot Institute , some airports include other (or all) services in their landing fees, while others charge extra per service. Major components of landing fees: Infrastructure Usage: Helps with the upkeep and maintenance of airport infrastructure Air Traffic Control Services: Helps fund the airports' air traffic control operations Emergency Services: Helps fund the airport emergency services (such as firefighting and rescue operations) Parking fees are the fees an aircraft is charged to park at an airport for an extended period (it may not be charged for an aircraft that has a quick turnaround).
Notably, a former Aeroflot A320 had to pay almost $500,000 after being stuck at Munich Airport for two years following the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine. "Landing fees are..
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