What airport fees are charged to airlines in the case of operations following an unscheduled landing?
A while back I was on my way to Frankfurt on Delta for a business meeting when a frail passenger (who quite honestly should have never been allowed to board in the first place) passed away before getting to the midpoint of the trip. The captain turned the aircraft around and landed at Gander International in Canada, where we spent the night before continuing on our way.

Because I've seen this in the news once in a while, I decided to check the airport's web site to see what is their fee structure. Lo and behold, they publish a comprehensive list of fees that covers everything related to an occurrence of this type.

The fee structure even covers "air rage" incidents under the category of "Emergency" and is charged at so-many-dollars per 1000 kg!


  Emergency
  Including medical, mechanical, air rage, etc.
  $12.57 per 1000kg