AAI upgrading 28 unprofitable airports

New Delhi: The government said that the Airports Authority of India is upgrading 28 unprofitable airports in various states by constructing new terminal buildings and strengthening the runways among other things.
The airports where such works were in progress include Chandigarh, Amritsar, Dehradun, Lucknow, Varanasi, Tirupati, Guwahati, Silchar, Surat, Vadodara, Mangalore, Aurangabad, Nagpur, Shillong, Bhubaneswar, Jaipur and Udaipur.
The scope of work include construction of new terminals, resurfacing and strengthening of runways, drainage and rain water harvesting system and allied works, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel said during Question Hour.
To another query, he said government was not considering any proposal to frame guidelines for airlines to make them accountable in cases of long delays, sudden cancellations of flights.
23/08/07 Press Trust of India/NDTV.com

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