MIAL calls for ground-handling bids

Mumbai: The Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL), the GVK promoted consortium, has called for fresh bids from interested parties for the third party ground-handling contract in a competitive bidding process.
It means that the contract of the Cambata Aviation — the company that has been mired in controversies after the death of one of its loaders in an accident and two of its loaders were caught stealing mobile phones from cargo consignments — has not been renewed.
In accordance with the new eligibility criteria for ground handling service providers, while necessary regulations pertaining to security and provisions of ground handling services will be decided by the Airports Authority of India (AAI) under the Airports Authority of India Act, 1994, entities such as airport operators of all metropolitan airports, the National Aviation Company of India Limited (NACIL) and its subsidiary companies would be able to undertake ground handling services at these airports with immediate effect.
While NACIL remains one of the three service providers at the airport, the second service provider will be the MIAL itself as the new policy allows the airport operator or its joint venture company to provide such services.
18/06/08 Shashank Shekhar/Mumbai Newsline

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Categories: Airports Jun 2008