International grading to decide fate of airports

New Delhi: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) will award licences for airport operations on the basis of the grades awarded by the Airports Council International (ACI), the largest airport body in the world.
The grading system would apply to all airports, including under private developers and the Airports Authority of India (AAI), Civil Aviation Secretary Ashok Chawla said at a seminar today.
The licence of any airport failing to get the required grades will be cancelled, according to a DGCA source. On a scale of 0 to 5, an airport has to score a minimum of 3.75 points.
The grading will be done on the basis of 34 criteria, including terminal facilities, check-in counters, Customs arrangements and baggage handling. Facilities like toilets will also be assessed.
The consultants have already begun the grading process for Delhi and Mumbai airports.
26/07/07 Business Standard

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Categories: Airports Jul 2007