Passengers flying out of Changi Airport will have to pay more in airport fees and levies from Nov 1 as the aviation industry continues to recover after the COVID-19 pandemic.  

Travellers on flights departing from Changi Airport currently pay a fee of S$52.30 (approx. USD 37.11)- comprising S$35.40 (approx. USD 25.12)- in passenger service and security fee (PSSF), S$6.10 (approx. USD 4.32)- in aviation levy and S$10.80(approx. USD7.66)-  in airport development levy.

From  1 November to  31 March next year, the amount will go up to a total of S$59.20 (approx. USD 42.00)-. That’s after the passenger service and security fee increases to S$40.40 (approx. USD 28.66)- and the aviation levy rises to S$8(approx. USD5.6)-.

The passenger service and security fee will subsequently go up again in phases from 1 Apr 2023, and 1 Apr  2024.  Announcing the charges the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) and Changi Airport Group (CAG) noted that planned increases were announced in 2018, but they were suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

This would be the first adjustment to the aviation levy, which was introduced 13 years ago in 2009. The aviation levy funds air hub development and regulatory functions of CAAS, authorities noted in a media release, adding that the aviation regulator’s functions are expected to grow as it works to rebuild Singapore’s position as a global air hub post-pandemic.