Airport privatisation takes wings

Chennai: Privatisation appears to be stalking Chennai airport. While private players man six airports in the country, including Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad, the airports at Chennai and Kolkata are still under the management of Airports Authority of India (AAI). However, now with the government keen on moving along with the global trend of privatisation, the city airport could soon be privatised.
AAI chairman V.P. Agarwal said that a private player might soon take over operations of Chennai airport. “The planning commission insists on privatising the city airport. Once the civil aviation ministry and state government take a final call, we will float tenders to identify the private player,” he added.
21/07/12 S.Sujatha & PA Jebaraj/Deccan Chronicle

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Categories: airports Jul 2012