Lima Airport Partners (LAP), the concessionaire of Jorge Chávez International Airport, has proposed cutting the fee paid by international transit passengers by more than a third and ending in-person payment during layovers.
The company is calling for the international transfer Unified Airport Use Tariff, known as the TUUA, to fall from US$10.05 to US$6.40 plus tax per traveller.
LAP also proposes that the charge be folded directly into the airline ticket, a model used at other international airports, so that passengers would no longer have to make a separate payment during their stopover at the terminal.
Airlines have not yet agreed
The concessionaire said the TUUA reduction would represent a financial concession on its part and that the proposal is built around a framework of shared commitments with the airlines. Under that framework, LAP is asking carriers to develop new routes, increase flight frequencies and expand their operational presence in Lima.
So far, airlines have not accepted the proposal. Until an agreement is reached and the fee is incorporated into tickets, international connecting passengers will continue to pay in person at the airport.
LAP said connecting passengers currently represent about 7% of Jorge Chávez users but are strategically important for expanding the airport’s network of destinations.
Growth figures and investment
According to LAP figures, international passengers on direct flights from Lima grew 5.2% in the first half of the year. The airport currently links Peru with 62 destinations, 43 international and 19 domestic, through 23 airlines.
For the end of 2026, the concessionaire projects it will handle 26.5 million passengers. LAP also reported cumulative investments of US$2.574 billion directed at modernising and expanding the airport’s infrastructure.
Since the start of the concession through April 2026, LAP said it had delivered US$3.853 billion to the Peruvian state under the concession contract, with approximately 52 of every 100 soles received going to the state. The company projects a contribution of US$277 million to the state for this year.
