‘Keep old airport open, do away with fee’

Bangalore: The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday put forth a suggestion that would help make air travel easier for Bangalore's frequent fliers.
The court suggested a modification of the concession agreement (CA) between the Union Government and the Airport Authority of India (AAI) and Bangalore International Airport Ltd (BIAL) consortium in order to keep the Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) airport in the city open for commercial flights and to do away with the User Development Fee (UDF).
Chief Justice Joseph Cyriac and Justice BV Nagarathna said "The Government of India and AAI are directed to renegotiate the CA with BIAL to make sure that inconvenience to travelling passengers is minimised if not completely removed."
The interim order was passed on four public interest litigations (PILs) against the closure of the state-run HAL airport. However, the bench said “At this juncture, the court is not inclined to give an interim stay on the closure of HAL airport owing to the jurisdictional and technical nature of the matter."
17/04/08 BR Srikanth/Hindustan Times

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