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Time of India

IGIA increases pickup fee for app-based cabs

New Delhi: Passengers using app-based cab aggregator services from Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport will have to shell out more as Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) has increased the pick-up charges by around 40%, according to new charges apply to Ola and Uber rides originating from all three terminals of the airport. The revised collection fee is Rs 245 plus 18% GST — totalling Rs 289. Earlier, the fee was Rs 173, excluding and Uber account for four lakh monthly trips from Delhi airport terminals, and comprise a major chunk of the total airport commercial trips in the national capital."Airport pick-up fee in Delhi is already among the highest in India and comes to around 25% of the total average fare paid by the rider," a source said, adding, "With the new increase, the rider will pay almost 40% as pick-up fee. The steep increase does not correspond to any new facilities for riders."The pick-up fee is reviewed every year. With the new increase, the pick-up will be among the costliest in the country, the source fare paid by the rider is a combination of airport pick-up fee, plus toll tax and driver earnings, along with commission. With the increased airport fee, riders will pay more toll tax, along with the airport pick-up fee, itself will be around 50% of the total fare on average, and this will neither go to the driver nor the aggregator, but to the was no immediate response from the development, an official spokesperson from Uber said that for all airport trips taken on the cab aggregator, a pick-up fee is charged as part of our commercial agreements with airports."This fee is passed on to the airport. Uber does not retain these charges. As part of the recent contract renewal with Delhi airport, the pick-up fee for Uber trips from the airport was revised by the airport operator," he official added, "We want to clarify that there was no increase in fares by Uber itself. The updated fare reflects only the revised airport pick-up fee charged by the airport operator."