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Airports Company Act, 1993 (Act No. 44 of 1993)

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Publication of Airport Charges 2021

4. Landing Charges

 

(1) The landing charges set out in paragraph 2 of Annexure A shall only apply to an aircraft engaged in a flight which commenced at an airport within one of the States or territories mentioned in that paragraph and:—
(a) where the operator of such aircraft has the right, granted by the South African aeronautical authority, to take on passengers, cargo or mail at the said airport of departure and to discharge those passengers or at that cargo or mail at the company airport where the flight terminated; or
(b) where, notwithstanding the provisions of sub rule (2), the flight immediately preceding such flight commenced at an airport within the Republic, irrespective of whether or not the right referred to in subparagraph (a) has been granted to the operator of such aircraft.

 

(2) If an aircraft is engaged in a flight between an airport within one of the States or territories mentioned in paragraph 2 of Annexure A and a company airport, and the operator of that aircraft does not have the right referred to in sub rule (1), then the previous airport from where such aircraft took off and where such right has been granted to such operator, shall be deemed to be the airport of departure for the purpose of calculating the appropriate landing charge when landing at that company airport.

 

(3) A landing charge in respect of a helicopter shall be 20 per cent of the appropriate landing charge prescribed and set out in Annexure A, for an aircraft of equal maximum certificated mass.

 

(4) When a landing is carried out solely for the purpose of aircrew training, the landing charge shall be 20 per cent of the appropriate charge set out in Annexure A.

 

(5) When a landing is carried out solely for the purpose of military training, the landing charge shall be 10 per cent of the appropriate charge set out in Annexure A.