User fees at Toronto Pearson International Airport set to rise next year
“These fees will help increase the passenger experience, and they’re going to directly improve a lot of the facilities here at Toronto Pearson,” said Bertone.Officials say the higher fees bring them in line with what the international airports in Calgary, Ottawa and Montreal are charging.
“Where’s the oversight? If tomorrow the airport decides to charge a $100 airport improvement fee, what is the mechanism to check whether it makes sense, and to intervene if it doesn’t make sense?” Canadian airports operate on a not-for-profit model. They are not privately- or government-run like others around the world.
“If you’re a not-for-profit, you essentially have two sources of revenues to support your activities,” said York University Schulich School of Business professor Frank Lazar.