Sky-high DCA fees, airlines to pay up to 10 times present rate

Heavy fees: Planes from various airlines on the KLIA tarmac. DCA fees to go up by 1,000 come April 15. – Bernama

PETALING JAYA: Airlines operating out of Malaysia will be expected to pay up to ten times more in fees charged by the Department of Civil Aviation Malaysia (DCA) effective April 15.

The increase in fees for everything from the usage of air space, air traffic facilities and other services to the air operator’s certificate (AOC) and the pilot’s flight licence will see a big increase under a review of fees and charges made by the DCA after 40 years.