China To Maintain Aviation Surcharge; Some 83 Percent Of The Fund Will Be Used To Build Airports

The Civil Aviation Development Fund, formerly known as the Airport Construction Fee, will continue to be charged when air tickets are purchased as it has proven to "benefit the country," China's top civil aviation regulator said Tuesday, Shanghai Daily reported.

Some 83 percent of the fund will be used to build airports while most of the remainder will cover the costs of civil aviation control and management facilities, said Li Jiaxiang, head of the Civil Aviation Administration of China. A small percentage of the money will also be used to subsidize some international routes that are not as lucrative as domestic ones, the newspaper reported Li as saying.

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