Airport Tax

Foreign Travel Tax

Passengers embarking on journeys to any place outside India from a Customs Airport/ seaport will have to pay a Foreign Travel Tax (FTT) of approximately Rs.500 and Rs.150 on journeys to Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and the Maldives. Notax is payable on journeys by ship from Rameswaram to Talaimanar and in case of transit passengers provided they do not leave the Customs barrier. Transit passengers traveling by air who have to leave the airport on account of mechanical trouble provided they continue their journey by the same aircraft and flight number by which they arrive are also exempt from FTT. Transit sea passengers leaving the ship for sightseeing, shopping, etc., during the ship’s call at any of the Indian ports will not be required to pay FTT.

Inland Air Travel Tax

An Inland Air Travel Tax is levied at 10 per cent of the basic fare on all passengers embarking on an island air journey. However, those passengers paying their airfare in foreign exchange will be exempted from payment of this tax. In addition, infants, cancer patients, blind persons and invalids (those on stretchers) are also exempted after fulfilling certain conditions stipulated in the relevant notifications.