Khaberni - On Sunday, the Cabinet approved an amended system for civil aviation fees for the year 2025.
The system aims at unifying the fees at Jordanian airports, operating Amman city airport, contributing to enhancing the kingdom's global aviation ranking, and for licensing unmanned aircraft activities.
Under the new system, activities of unmanned aircraft will be licensed, designations of the Civil Aviation Regulatory Commission's technical departments will be amended, texts of articles not covered by the previous aviation fee system will be included, and some texts will be rephrased.
The amendment of the system responds to operational and regulatory challenges, aiming to build a fairer, more transparent, and sustainable system that supports the infrastructure for development, stimulates sector growth, and unifies fees across the kingdom’s airports.
Key aspects of the system's amendment include enhancing sustainability and operational efficiency. It aims to keep up with the rapid technological advancements in air navigation systems, contributing to the enhancement of infrastructure and expanding operational capabilities, especially with the ongoing development works at Amman city airport and King Hussein International Airport in Aqaba.
The amendment also includes covering costs of services that were not previously included, such as the use of runway lights in special operational cases, to ensure fairness among all service users, achieve operational fairness, and create a motivational environment, in addition to addressing previous distortions by achieving a fair balance between the interests of various airlines, creating an equal competitive environment.
For the first time, the system introduces incentive tools specifically designed to support various types of aviation activities, aiming to diversify the aviation sector and enhance its movement in the kingdom.
The system also works to enhance regional competitiveness by bridging an important regulatory gap through setting clear frameworks for regulating unmanned aircraft (drones) and gliding activities, thus enhancing Jordan's competitive position on the regional aviation map.
It also enhances transparency and discipline in regulatory operations, by addressing the issue of overlapping and non-detailed comprehensive fees, with the new structure being clearer and more transparent and linking the value of fees directly to the technical effort and the number of working hours required to provide the service, thereby ensuring greater fairness.
These amendments are expected to enhance the efficiency, flexibility, and capability of the civil aviation sector to attract investments and international partnerships, which will positively reflect on the national economy and enhance Jordan's position as a regional aviation hub.
