New Delhi: Privatisation of airports at Ahmedabad, Chennai, Jaipur and Kolkata had been delayed by furore over the future of the 2,000-odd Airports Authority of India (AAI) employees who worked in these, RK Srivastava, the authority's chairman, said on Monday.
"There are issues related to human resources. The concerns of the employees need to be addressed," said Srivastava explaining why the deadline for applying for privatisation auctions of these airports had been extended.
The AAI had in January invited bids to transfer the management, development and operation of the four airports to private companies on a revenue sharing model. This has drawn flak from airport employees.
"Tariffs are another issue. Prospective bidders have raised concerns and those related to employees is one of them. A concerted decision has to be taken," the AAI chairman said at a media briefing. Srivastava said employees were demanding their service conditions not be compromised with. There are around 2,000 AAI employees working at the four airports, according to a trade union official.
23/03/15 Business Standard
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"There are issues related to human resources. The concerns of the employees need to be addressed," said Srivastava explaining why the deadline for applying for privatisation auctions of these airports had been extended.
The AAI had in January invited bids to transfer the management, development and operation of the four airports to private companies on a revenue sharing model. This has drawn flak from airport employees.
"Tariffs are another issue. Prospective bidders have raised concerns and those related to employees is one of them. A concerted decision has to be taken," the AAI chairman said at a media briefing. Srivastava said employees were demanding their service conditions not be compromised with. There are around 2,000 AAI employees working at the four airports, according to a trade union official.
23/03/15 Business Standard
