From next year passengers departing Rotorua Airport will not have to pay a separate departure tax or levy - the charges will instead be built into airline ticket prices.
From February 1, people flying out of the airport will no longer have to pay the $5 domestic departure levy or $15 international departure tax.
Frequent flyers have welcomed the move, saying it will be more convenient and make checking-in a smoother exercise.
The departure levy was first introduced in 2002, to make a contribution to the ongoing development of the airport.
Rotorua Airport chief executive Alastair Rhodes said the changes followed a pricing consultation process with commercial airline customers.
"For some time passengers have been asking for the domestic departure levy to be included in the airline ticket price," he said. "We were also keen to do that, but we needed to work through a process with the airlines first."
The adjustment to the airport's charges is a result of an increase in airfield charges, allowing the company to recover departure taxes from commercial airlines, rather than directly from passengers.
The new charges will have a limited review every two years, with a major review in June 2020.
"In making this decision, we have carefully considered and measured the implication of increased costs to the airlines against our financial performance, Mr Rhodes said.
"This is a positive development for the airport and its local community, and streamlines the departure process for travellers.
"Rotorua Airport already has a number of initiatives under way to improve airline services for Rotorua travellers and this is just one example."
Frequent flyer Rotorua businessman Deryck Shaw said it would make flying from Rotorua simpler for all passengers.
"Particularly those not from Rotorua who aren't aware of the levy," he said.
"The counter staff have to explain it to all passengers at check-in so this will make it smoother."
He said it meant passengers then didn't have to join another queue to pay the levy and the airline crew wouldn't have to turn tickets over to check the charge had been paid.
Rotorua MP Todd McClay also welcomed the news.
"This is a positive announcement which is probably long overdue."
Mr McClay said he supported any reasonable measure that removed barriers for people to visit Rotorua, and he congratulated the airport board on the decision.