Hong Kong Airport Construction Fee (ACF) will be collected from passengers departing Hong Kong International Airport on air tickets issued on or after 1 August 2016.

(Source: Internet)

The Airport Construction Fee (ACF) is collected on air tickets issued on or after 1 August 2016 as part of the financial arrangement for the three-runway system (3RS).

Airlines will collect the ACF from departing passengers, including origin-destination and transit/transfer, at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) when air tickets are issued.

The ACF collection will be in effect until all borrowings related to the 3RS project are fully repaid. The charging rate of the ACF is fixed throughout the collection period.

The charging rate is based on the charging regime as shown in the table below.

Airport Construction Fee Charging Regime

Origin-Destination Passengers First / Business Class Economy Class

Long Haul HK$180 per passenger HK$160 per passenger

Short Haul HK$160 per passenger HK$90 per passenger

Transit / Transfer Passengers First / Business Class Economy Class

Long Haul HK$180 per passenger HK$160 per passenger

Short Haul HK$160 per passenger HK$70 per passenger

Flying distances

"Long Haul" – North and South Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Southwest Pacific and the Indian Subcontinent

"Short Haul" – all destinations other than Long-Haul destinations

Ticket classes

"First Class" or "Business Class"

"Economy Class" – all other classes of travel, including "Premium Economy Class" and standard "Economy Class"

Flight types

"Origin-Destination" – passengers originating from HKIA

"Transit" – passengers arriving and departing on the same aircraft under the same flight number without passing through arrival immigration control at the Airport Area

"Transfer" – passengers arriving and departing on the same day (within 24 hours), on different aircraft and under different flight numbers