Effective January 1, 2022, the Airport Use Fee (TUA) at Benito Juarez International Airport (MEX) will increase by more than 6% for domestic and international flights.
For domestic flights, the TUA will increase from 24.50 USD to 26.02 USD, which represents an increase of 1.52 USD. While for international flights, it will increase from 46.52 USD to 49.41 USD, an increase of 2.89 USD.
The TUA is a fee that is included in the airline ticket and its cost is established by the airport operator and has to be approved by the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit (SHCP). The TUA calculation is based on 35-60% of the cost of the trip.
In January 2021 the TUA for domestic flights at the AICM had a cost of MXN 489,402, by December it reached MXN 510,939 for domestic flights, which indicates a 4% increase.
While in the case of international flights, in the first month of 2021, the TUA had a cost of 929.264 MXN, by December it ended with a cost of 970.158 MXN, an increase of 4%.
Volaris, who recently became the first airline to announce its landing at Santa Lucia Airport, has a TUA cost of MXN 120, well below the national average, according to the company’s website. This could encourage low-cost operators at the AICM to move part of their operations to the new Mexico City airport.
