The Airport of Authority of India (AAI) has decided to offer free night parking to airlines at the Biju Patnaik International Airport here, according to the airport’s Director Sharad Kumar.After the State Government slashed the Value Added Tax (VAT) on air turbine fuel (ATF) from 20 per cent to five per cent, many international and domestic carriers are interested to operate from the airport.
The reduction of the VAT and AVGAS to five per cent will initially be effective for a period of five years. While the Air Arabia is the latest international carrier to express its interest in operating from the airport, the Indigo has also sought the airport authorities’ permission to add five additional flights to its present fleet of nine flights.