Chennai: Over the past few months, passengers using Chennai airport have had to contend with collapsing false ceilings, cracking glass panels, faulty baggage ramps and stinking toilets, among other things. Frequent fliers have now begun to articulate their opinions on what privatisation of the airport could mean for services offered.
If the T3 terminal in Delhi airport is anything to go by, better services could be expected at Chennai post privatisation. However, this will come at a price and an expensive one at that, say passengers. The bids to hand over Chennai airport to private operators for running and maintenance will open on December 18, and the process is expected to take at least a month.
B.K. Maruthi, 43, a government employee who flies frequently in and out of Chennai said, “I want Chennai airport to be privatised. Having been to other airports, I know that services and commodities will become more expensive. This may not be acceptable to everyone, but most travellers I believe, will be able to afford the escalation in costs. At least I will be able to walk without worrying about false ceiling panels falling on my head.”
04/11/13 Sunitha Sekar/The Hindu
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If the T3 terminal in Delhi airport is anything to go by, better services could be expected at Chennai post privatisation. However, this will come at a price and an expensive one at that, say passengers. The bids to hand over Chennai airport to private operators for running and maintenance will open on December 18, and the process is expected to take at least a month.
B.K. Maruthi, 43, a government employee who flies frequently in and out of Chennai said, “I want Chennai airport to be privatised. Having been to other airports, I know that services and commodities will become more expensive. This may not be acceptable to everyone, but most travellers I believe, will be able to afford the escalation in costs. At least I will be able to walk without worrying about false ceiling panels falling on my head.”
04/11/13 Sunitha Sekar/The Hindu
