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CHANGI FARES TO

INCREASE

he new Passenger Service Charges
T(PSC) structure to be implemented
on 1 July 2018 will make Changi Airport
one of the costliest airports for pas-
sengers in Asia Pacific, a Singapore
Business Review report quoted UOB
Kay Hian. The airport development levy
on departing passengers will fund the
development of the third runway and
Terminal 5, a report said. PSC will rise (LPA) fees will also be raised by 1 per will be the most price sensitive,” SBR
by 39 per cent to $13.30 for departing cent annually till 2024. “Several airlines quoted UOBKH analyst K Ajith. The
passengers, whilst the cost for tran- have stated that they will not absorb potential decline in pax throughput at
siting passengers will rise by $3 per the increase in PSC, and this will raise Changi may result in slower growth, he
pax. In addition, PSC for departing pas- overall ticket prices for passengers. said. Pax throughput at Changi could
sengers will rise by $2.5 annually till Low-cost travellers, who account for grow by 5 per cent in 2018.
2024. Landing, Parking & Aerobridge 30 per cent of Changi’s throughput,

JET AIRWAYS RECEIVES PAL ADDS FIRST
FIRST 737 MAX A321NEO

ndian full-service airline Jet Airways backbone of our dynamic fleet for many
Ihas taken delivery of its first Boeing years and we are excited to leverage
737 MAX jetliner. Jet Airways will be the superior capabilities of the new
first Indian carrier to fly the MAX, which 737 MAX. The improved economics
delivers a double-digit improvement in and efficiency as well as the passen-
fuel efficiency. “The new 737 MAX is a ger pleasing features of the MAX will
critical element to our future growth enable us to strengthen our position
strategy and we are proud to become as India’s premier airline.” This delivery hilippine Airlines (PAL) has taken
the first airline in India to introduce marks the first of 150 737 MAX air- Pdelivery of its first A321neo aircraft
this brand-new airplane to our cus- planes that Jet Airways has on order in Hamburg, Germany. The new aircraft
tomers,” said Naresh Goyal, Chairman with Boeing. is the first of 21 A321neo aircraft under
of Jet Airways. “The 737 has been the order as part of its fleet renewal pro-
gramme. Powered by Pratt and Whitney
JAPAN AIR the end of this year. The carrier and Pure Power engines, the new aircraft
ATR have previously signed firm con-
COMMUTER tracts for nine ATR 42-600s. JAC, a has a two-class layout with 12 Business
Class seats and 154 Economy Class
CONVERTS ATR regional subsidiary of Japan Airlines seats in the main cabin. PAL will deploy
(JAL), introduced its first ATR 42-600
the A321neo aircraft across the Asia-
ORDER early in 2017 and today operates four Pacific region, including Australia and
aircraft. The converted ATR 72-600 will
India. The A321neo joins PAL’s existing
apan Air Commuter Co. Ltd. (JAC) be configured with 70 seats, adding Airbus fleet which currently includes 25
Jhas converted an existing order for seat capacity to the overall offer of A320ceo Family aircraft, 15 widebody
an ATR 42-600 into an ATR 72-600. the airline. ATRs with their ability to A330s and five A340s. The carrier
The aircraft when delivered will be the operate from small airfields and short will also take delivery of its first of six
first ATR72 in Japan. The delivery of runways, are perfectly suited for the A350-900 widebody aircraft on order
the ATR 72-600 is expected before many islands that Japan has. later this year.

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