Chennai: The Federation of Indian Airlines may still be battling the new groundhandling policy of the ministry of civil aviation but airlines have begun signing agreements with Bhadra International for ground-handling operations at Chennai airport.
Groundhandling operations include shuttling passengers, supplying check-in and ground staff for airlines, moving flights using pushback vehicles and loading and unloading cargo among others.
Sources said about five airlines had signed contracts with Bhadra and that many others were in talks with the company that had brought in modern equipment.
The airlines who have signed the agreements have also informed the existing agencies about their plans to shift.
The existing agencies as many as 14 of them could be on the way out unless the Supreme Court takes a decision in favour of the airlines.
The passes of employees belonging to the existing ground-handling agencies are set to expire by May 30. The ministry is expected to carry out a review and decide whether the agencies can stay on for a while longer, said an airport official.
Meanwhile, officials of Bhadra International are busy setting up the equipment, offices are other facilities as part of the efforts to begin handling passenger aircraft. The company has already started operations in the cargo terminal.
23/05/11 Times of India
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