Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu yesterday expressed hope that the issue of dues the Delhi airport operator owes to the CISF, which provides security cover to the IGI Airport, would be addressed soon. He made the comments after he had a meeting with Home Minister Rajnath Singh, under whose ministry the CISF comes, and Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha The Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL), the airport operator, owes over Rs 600 crore to the CISF, sources said.

Report suggests that there is a demand to increase the Passenger Service Fee (PSF) to clear the dues. A PSF of Rs 154 is collected from each passenger flying out of the Delhi airport and part of the amount is set aside for security component. "Had a fruitful meeting with Hon'ble Home Minister @rajnathsingh ji along with my colleague @jayantsinha ji. Discussed issues related to Passenger Service Fee. Extremely hopeful for the redressal of the same in near future," the minister tweeted tonight. Civil Aviation Secretary R N Choubey was also present during the meeting. The meeting came against the backdrop of the Home Ministry warning the Civil Aviation Ministry in a communication recently that the CISF security cover for the airport could be withdrawn by the year-end if the dues are not cleared.