Overview
- Lima Airport Partners will apply a provisional $12.67 fee to international transfer passengers at Jorge Chávez from Oct. 27 under a contract addendum regulated by Ositrán, with payment required via online prepay, airport agents or dedicated counters rather than through airline tickets.
- IATA and ALTA have requested a 3–4 month suspension for the incoming transport authorities to assess the policy, arguing it would steer connecting traffic toward hubs like Panama City and Bogotá; authorities have not announced any binding delay.
- Airline responses have begun to materialize, with LATAM closing Lima–Havana and SKY suspending Lima–Cancún citing the fee’s impact, JetSmart warning of higher travel costs while evaluating its plans, and Copa saying Lima would stand out in the region for charging transit passengers, noting São Paulo has a smaller fee.
- Construction and investment groups, led by SNCI, back the charge as contractually valid and crucial to finance upgrades at regional airports, stating roughly half of proceeds flow to a state fund reported above $2.1 billion and warning that repeal could prompt international arbitration.
- A separate domestic transfer fee currently slated for Jan. 1, 2026 remains under discussion, with LAP signaling potential timing flexibility and the MTC floating the idea of relinquishing its revenue share to lower that charge.