Chennai: The new Chennai airport terminals will be run by a foreign operator experienced in managing technology-intense operations of a modern airport.
The Airports Authority of India, which owns the airport, plans to float a global tender to select a joint venture partner to ensure the buildings can be managed well without privatising. Minister of civil aviation Ajit Singh on Tuesday announced in New Delhi that the AAI was gearing to select a foreign airport operator as joint venture partner. AAI feels its staff are ill-equipped to handle the terminals built at 2,015 crore. Though details are still being worked out, sources said the selected firm might be allowed to hire and fire personnel and control operations from managing flight information, passenger flow, overseeing check-in counters and boarding gates to baggage handling and house-keeping.
27/03/13 Times of India
