Sheremetyevo Airport to hike tariffs for Russian airlines 12%, 4% for foreign airlines

MOSCOW. Dec 29 (Interfax) - Sheremetyevo International Airport will increase basic tariffs 12% for servicing Russian airlines as of January 1, 2024, the airport's website says.

The basic take-off and landing fee will increase from 586.5 rubles to 656.8 rubles per tonne of an aircraft's maximum take-off weight, and the aviation security fee (without inspection and access control) will rise from 28.9 rubles to 32.4 rubles per tonne.

The fee for providing an air terminal on domestic flights (Terminals B and D) will increase from 191.4 rubles to 214.4 rubles per passenger, while for international passengers it will rise from 583.2 rubles to 653.2 rubles in Terminals B, C, and D and from 147.8 rubles to 165.5 rubles in Terminals E and F.

The base tariff of Sheremetyevo Handling LLC, the airport's service subsidiary, for servicing passengers will also be indexed 12%. On domestic flights (Terminals B, D) it will increase from 231.4 rubles to 259.2 rubles per person, on international flights in Terminals C, D, and E, it will rise from 255.6 rubles to 286.3 rubles, and on international flights in Terminal F, from 237.5 rubles to 266 rubles.

For foreign airlines, Sheremetyevo is also raising tariffs in January. Take-off and landing fees will increase 4.4%, from $15.83 to $16.52 per tonne of maximum take-off weight, and the aviation security fee (without inspection and access control) will rise 4.7% from $1.29 to $1.35. The fee for providing an air terminal will increase 4.4%: in Terminals B, C, and D from $18.35 to $19.16 per passenger, and in Terminals E and F from $10.78 to $11.25.

Sheremetyevo is the largest airport in Russia in terms of passenger traffic. Regular client airlines include Aeroflot , Rossiya, and Pobeda. Among the foreign carriers served are Etihad, and Qatar Airways, as well as China's Hainan Airlines and China Southern Airlines (SPB: 1055).