State-run Airports Authority of India (AAI) wants Adani Group to take control of three airports - Ahmedabad, Mangaluru and Lucknow - by November and the remaining three in the next six months.
Speaking to BusinessToday.In, a top official said that the Ahmedabad-based business conglomerate has started depositing money towards performance guarantee and other agreed payments.
"For the three airports, they have to make a total payment of about Rs 1,000 crore but security for the three airports would be about Rs 375 crore. The security amount has been given for two airports and for the third it has to be given. The deadline for this is September 12," the official said.
Adani Enterprises did not respond to an email query on takeover of the airports and payments made so far in accordance with the bid terms.
An industry executive said that it makes a lot of sense for Adani to take control of all the airports as it will provide them scale of operation following the deal to acquire majority stake in the Mumbai International Airport, the busiest airport in the country. He, however, warned that if the current situation continues and business outlook remains negative, the losses would be substantial.
In one of the most aggressive bids in the sector, Adani Group had won the right to upgrade and operate six AAI-owned airports in late 2018 for 50 years. The six airports are Ahmedabad, Lucknow, Jaipur, Guwahati, Thiruvananthapuram and Mangaluru.
The Union Cabinet had approved leasing of three airports, namely Ahmedabad, Lucknow and Mangaluru in July 2019 to Adani Enterprises. The nod for the remaining three was given last month. The delay in case of three airports was attributed to court cases and issues raised by state government.
Adani Enterprises had won the bids for all airports by quoting highest per passenger fee.
While it signed concession agreements with AAI for taking over three airports earlier this year, the company requested the state-run airport agency to delay the transition for six months citing business uncertainty due to the coronavirus pandemic.
"They had requested for six months time but we allowed 3 months. They will take over the three airports in November, the AAI official quoted above said.
AAI had estimated to earn annual revenue of about Rs 1,300 crore from leasing out of six airports. The business environment has, however, changed significantly since then with aviation being one of the worst-affected sectors due to the pandemic.
07/09/20 Nirbhay Kumar/Business Today
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Speaking to BusinessToday.In, a top official said that the Ahmedabad-based business conglomerate has started depositing money towards performance guarantee and other agreed payments.
"For the three airports, they have to make a total payment of about Rs 1,000 crore but security for the three airports would be about Rs 375 crore. The security amount has been given for two airports and for the third it has to be given. The deadline for this is September 12," the official said.
Adani Enterprises did not respond to an email query on takeover of the airports and payments made so far in accordance with the bid terms.
An industry executive said that it makes a lot of sense for Adani to take control of all the airports as it will provide them scale of operation following the deal to acquire majority stake in the Mumbai International Airport, the busiest airport in the country. He, however, warned that if the current situation continues and business outlook remains negative, the losses would be substantial.
In one of the most aggressive bids in the sector, Adani Group had won the right to upgrade and operate six AAI-owned airports in late 2018 for 50 years. The six airports are Ahmedabad, Lucknow, Jaipur, Guwahati, Thiruvananthapuram and Mangaluru.
The Union Cabinet had approved leasing of three airports, namely Ahmedabad, Lucknow and Mangaluru in July 2019 to Adani Enterprises. The nod for the remaining three was given last month. The delay in case of three airports was attributed to court cases and issues raised by state government.
Adani Enterprises had won the bids for all airports by quoting highest per passenger fee.
While it signed concession agreements with AAI for taking over three airports earlier this year, the company requested the state-run airport agency to delay the transition for six months citing business uncertainty due to the coronavirus pandemic.
"They had requested for six months time but we allowed 3 months. They will take over the three airports in November, the AAI official quoted above said.
AAI had estimated to earn annual revenue of about Rs 1,300 crore from leasing out of six airports. The business environment has, however, changed significantly since then with aviation being one of the worst-affected sectors due to the pandemic.
07/09/20 Nirbhay Kumar/Business Today
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