Abstract

Although legal discussions relating to airport charges have been long overshadowed by the focuses on their symbiotic partner-airlines, they have raised many concerns with increasing importance. Among others, a question stands out: if an airport tax is imposed on airlines for the pure entry into or departure from the airspace of a country without the provision of airport services, will this tax be recognised as 'fees, dues or other charges,' which are prohibited under the last sentence of Article 15 of the Chicago Convention? To answer this question, the first part of this article serves ...