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Al Bateen Cuts Rates To Attract Bizav
By: Chad Trautvetter
Caption: Abu Dhabi Airports Company is slashing prices for ­landing and parking  fees at Abu Dhabi’s Al Bateen Executive Airport, effective immediately.
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Abu Dhabi Airports Company is slashing prices for ­landing and parking  fees at Abu Dhabi’s Al Bateen Executive Airport, effective immediately.  Al Bateen is the region’s only airport dedicated to business aviation.  Stephen Jones, the airport’s general manager, said the airport  implemented the reductions because “Al Bateen wants to be a serious  player in the global business ­aviation market.” The reductions in  landing fees average 36 percent, but are skewed toward lower-weight  aircraft, which represent the majority of the airport’s traffic.  Parking-fee reductions average 17 percent, but the price cuts are skewed  toward heavier aircraft, which previously paid proportionately higher  fees. Hourly parking fees remain unchanged for all aircraft below 25,000  kg, while those over 50,000 kilograms have had hourly fees more than  halved. Additionally, all aircraft have four hours of free parking.