Federa airport gets wings with govt nod

Mumbai/Ahmedabad: Ahmedabad region is all set to get yet another international airport. The Aviation ministry has already accorded its nod to a greenfield airport project that will come up between Ahmedabad and Dholera.
As part of the early bird projects under Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC), prepared in consultation with respective state governments, it was envisaged to develop an international airport between Ahmedabad and Dholera in Gujarat, an aerotropolis near Jaipur in Rajasthan; and an international airport in Uttar Pradesh. This information was given by the Minister of Civil Aviation, Praful Patel in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha recently.
The airport which will predominantly handle cargo, will come up about 90 kms away from Ahmedabad. A team of aviation department was here recently to give final touches to the project, said sources familiar with the development.
Though the stage is set for a new airport between Ahmedabad and Dholera, Adani group is no longer interested in developing the airport. "Our primary interests remain in ports, power and energy related development and coal mining and trading. We have no interests in developing airports," said a senior official of Adani group.
17/03/09 Business Standard

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