For Mumbai Airport is a private bus shuttle the only solution?

We have been reporting over the past few days (please scroll down for details) on how Mumbai Airport, the country's busiest and situated in the financial capital, is surprisingly without any dedicated shuttle service. Passengers are left stranded at the arrival terminals due to scarcity of prepaid taxis and constant refusals by regular cabbies and auto-rickshaws to ply to the metropolis.
Again, BEST, the public bus transport provider, having a monopoly in the city, demands dedicated lanes to provide a shuttle service. The state government is completely silent on this issue.
Considering these factors, should private players be allowed to start a shuttle service to the airport?
Transport experts are in near consensus on privatising the airport bus shuttle, considering its economic viability. In terms of providing overall road transport, private services in the past have proved to be efficient.
23/09/11 Moneylife

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Categories: airports Sep 2011