New Delhi: The Parliament on Friday passed the Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India (Amendment) Bill, 2019 that increases the threshold of annual passenger traffic for major airports to over 35 lakh with Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri stating that the government was committed to privatisation of Air India as its debt has become totally unsustainable.
The Bill, which seeks to amend the Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India Act, 2008, had earlier been passed by Rajya Sabha.
Speaking during the debate on the Bill in the Parliament, Puri said that Delhi and Mumbai airports, whose privatisation was undertaken during the first UPA government, accounts for 34 per cent of traffic while six airports, whose privatisation has been undertaken under the Modi government, accounts for 6 per cent traffic.
Following demands of members, the Minister announced that Indigo will start operations by December connecting Agra to Varanasi, Bhopal, Lucknow, and Bengaluru.
He also talked about Agra's air connectivity with Delhi and Jaipur and said there will be new bidding for Agra -Mumbai route as it had been allocated to Jet Airways.
03/08/19 ANI/Economic Times
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The Bill, which seeks to amend the Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India Act, 2008, had earlier been passed by Rajya Sabha.
Speaking during the debate on the Bill in the Parliament, Puri said that Delhi and Mumbai airports, whose privatisation was undertaken during the first UPA government, accounts for 34 per cent of traffic while six airports, whose privatisation has been undertaken under the Modi government, accounts for 6 per cent traffic.
Following demands of members, the Minister announced that Indigo will start operations by December connecting Agra to Varanasi, Bhopal, Lucknow, and Bengaluru.
He also talked about Agra's air connectivity with Delhi and Jaipur and said there will be new bidding for Agra -Mumbai route as it had been allocated to Jet Airways.
03/08/19 ANI/Economic Times
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