Hyderabad airport proposes arrival user development fees ₹170 and ₹350
Heads up, travelers!
Hyderabad's Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) is planning to start charging a User Development Fee (UDF) for people arriving: something they've only done for departures until now.
If the proposal gets approved, you'll pay ₹170 for domestic arrivals and ₹350 for international arrivals on tickets issued on or after September 1, 2026.
RGIA fee schedule and exemptions
The airport says these fees will help fund a huge expansion project (think: new terminal and runway), aiming to handle up to 51 million passengers each year by FY 2030-31.
Departing passengers will pay ₹580 domestically and ₹1,150 internationally at first, but fees drop in FY 2030-31: domestic departures go down to ₹400 and arrivals to ₹120; international departures drop to ₹880 and arrivals to ₹260.
Good news: kids under two, diplomats, airline crew, and transit passengers traveling onward within 24 hours on the same ticket won't have to pay these charges.