Tanzania
Civil Aviation Authority (TCAA) is set to call a stakeholders’ meeting
to discuss its recommended reviewed current landing and parking fees for
local and foreign aircraft in the country.
The move follows increased running costs and investment in the aviation industry, forcing the authority to review fees which have remained unchanged since 1991.
TCAA will early next month convene a meeting that will specifically discuss the proposed rates and later on go to other government organs for more recommendations, TCAA Acting Director General Charles Chacha said.
He was speaking at a consultative meeting in Dar es Salaam this week where he said the current parking fees were introduced 24 years ago.
However, he noted that TCAA proposed new rates to be $8 for paved aerodromes and $4.5 for unpaved aerodromes. Currently the rates stand at $5 and $3.5, respectively.
“We think there is a need to involve a wider section of the public who will make their recommendations on the proposed new rates,” he said.
Three authorities, namely TCAA, Tanzania Airports Authority (TAA) and Tanzania Meteorological Agency (TMA) provide aeronautical services to aircraft landing and taking off at various airports.
In order to provide aeronautical services to aircraft the authorities incur costs to meet minimum International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs).
According to him, the proposed new rates will be forwarded to the cabinet for further action before being enacted by Parliament.
In 2012 chief executive officers of the three sister authorities revived the idea of reviewing user charges because they had been overtaken by time.
According to TCAA DG , the main objective of landing and parking charges was to enable the three authorities to cover the costs related to providing landing and parking service so they could fulfill their mission and objectives.
The Executive Secretary of TCAA Consumer Consultative Council, Hamza Johari, welcomed the decision, urging the stakeholders to air their views on the proposed rates.
However, he said TCAA did not involve them during initial preparations of the proposed new fees which were not fair to the stakeholders.
“TCAA should first come up with a study which will explain the reasons for the increase, then bring them to the stakeholders for further comments,” he said.
Johari warned that any increase without involving the stakeholders would affect the final users of airports, hence government coffers.
Precision Air Managing Director Sauda Rajab said the hike would lead to increased air costs by 100 per cent, particularly for local operators.
The move follows increased running costs and investment in the aviation industry, forcing the authority to review fees which have remained unchanged since 1991.
TCAA will early next month convene a meeting that will specifically discuss the proposed rates and later on go to other government organs for more recommendations, TCAA Acting Director General Charles Chacha said.
He was speaking at a consultative meeting in Dar es Salaam this week where he said the current parking fees were introduced 24 years ago.
However, he noted that TCAA proposed new rates to be $8 for paved aerodromes and $4.5 for unpaved aerodromes. Currently the rates stand at $5 and $3.5, respectively.
“We think there is a need to involve a wider section of the public who will make their recommendations on the proposed new rates,” he said.
Three authorities, namely TCAA, Tanzania Airports Authority (TAA) and Tanzania Meteorological Agency (TMA) provide aeronautical services to aircraft landing and taking off at various airports.
In order to provide aeronautical services to aircraft the authorities incur costs to meet minimum International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs).
According to him, the proposed new rates will be forwarded to the cabinet for further action before being enacted by Parliament.
In 2012 chief executive officers of the three sister authorities revived the idea of reviewing user charges because they had been overtaken by time.
According to TCAA DG , the main objective of landing and parking charges was to enable the three authorities to cover the costs related to providing landing and parking service so they could fulfill their mission and objectives.
The Executive Secretary of TCAA Consumer Consultative Council, Hamza Johari, welcomed the decision, urging the stakeholders to air their views on the proposed rates.
However, he said TCAA did not involve them during initial preparations of the proposed new fees which were not fair to the stakeholders.
“TCAA should first come up with a study which will explain the reasons for the increase, then bring them to the stakeholders for further comments,” he said.
Johari warned that any increase without involving the stakeholders would affect the final users of airports, hence government coffers.
Precision Air Managing Director Sauda Rajab said the hike would lead to increased air costs by 100 per cent, particularly for local operators.
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