AI looks for exclusive terminals

Air India wants to have exclusive terminals at major metro airports in the country. Chairman and MD V Thulasidas said the company is in talks with airport developers of Delhi, Mumbai and Hyderabad for dedicated terminal facilities and, if need be, it will not hesitate to acquire equity in these airports in order to get such rights.
"We have already spoken to airport developers at Delhi, Mumbai and Hyderabad on this and would soon be holding talks with Bangalore airport people on the same subject," Thulasidas said.
He declined to elaborate on how much stake Air India was looking to buy.
Then, the state carrier is also in the midst of deciding on fleet expansion for its requirements beyond 2011.
It has already ordered 111 aircraft (43 Airbus and 68 Boeing) for fleet expansion, of which 15 Boeings and 6 Airbus planes have been delivered. But these requirements would be exhausted by 2011, given the explosive growth rate in the Indian aviation sector.
01/11/07 Sindhu Bhattacharya/DNA Money/Sify.com

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