Edmonton Airports - Airport Improvement Fee

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Passengers departing Edmonton International Airport pay an Airport Improvement Fee (AIF) of $15.00. This fee is included in the price of airline tickets. The AIF is used to fund any air terminal redevelopment projects.

The following passengers are exempt from the fee:

Children under two
Aircraft crew on duty
Airline staff traveling on business
In-transit passengers remaining on board an aircraft
Passengers connecting within four hours for domestic/transborder flights (24 hours for international flights)

As a result of industry de-regulation in 1992, Canadian airports stopped receiving federal government funding for major facility upgrades, and have been responsible for generating their own sources of revenue for this purpose. Edmonton International Airport is over 40 years of age and was designed to handle only 2.5 million passengers a year. Today, approximately 5 million passengers per year use this airport, clearly demonstrating the need for expansion.
We are committed to a transparent process, in which money collected is accounted for separately in our financial statements.

Edmonton Airports is further committed to spending prudently and frugally, understanding that we are collecting directly from the public, and need to be accountable for how that money is spent. We understand that people are looking for a functional, efficient building, appropriate to the growth and needs of our region.

For more information on the airport improvement fee, or to comment, please
contact Edmonton Airports by e-mail at: info@flyeia.com.