Airports generate 1672 crore from commercial activities

The revenue generated from commercial activities at their respective airports for last two years i.e., 2008-09 and 2009-10 in Rupees crores respectively by Airports Authority of India (AAI) [787.67, 837.03], Bengaluru International Airport Limited (BIAL) [22.6, 28.4], Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL)[144, 138], Hyderabad International Airport Limited (HIAL)[60 per annum], Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) [371.96,509.44 (Non-aeronautical)] and Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL)[83.83, 99.51].
Section 12 of the Airports Authority of India (AAI) Act, 1994 defines the functions of AAI which includes establishing commercial activities at the airports and the Civil Enclaves in the best commercial interest of the Authority. Commercial potential of the space available at the airport depends upon the location, size, traffic and nature of passengers travelling from and to each airport.
In the terminal building space, is generally first considered for allotment to mandatory services like regulatory agencies and essential services like Customs immigration, police, plant quarantine, health etc. Thereafter, space is allotted to all operating airlines, regular air-taxi operators and non-scheduled operators. The passengers facilities like tourist information counters, postal and telegraph, telecommunications, nationalized banks, railway reservation and any other similar facilities is given next priority. Thereafter, passengers utility with commercial consideration like installation of vending machine, TR stalls, Duty Free Shops, shops (other than duty free shops), transport facility, left luggage, car park, weighing machine, payphones, hotel reservation counter, money exchange counters, insurance counters, etc. is considered within available space.
This information was given by the Minister for Civil Aviation, Shri Praful Patel in Lok Sabha today.
19/08/10 PRESS RELEASE/Press Informaton Bureau

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