Privatisation of six airports including Ahmedabad okayed
July 28, 2014
Ahmedabad, 28 July 2014
Union Civil Aviation Ministry has asked Airport Authority of India to shortlist bidders for privatization of six airports including Ahmedabad airport, Business news channel ET Now said quoting sources.
The proposal for privatization of airports was originally moved by the Planning Commission which had in July 2012 in its Financing Plan of Airports recommended for taking up the operation and management of 6 airports including Ahmedabad Airport through Private Public Partnership model.
When previous Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh took this proposal forward, Airport Authority of India had opposed airport privatization plan.
Six airports to be privatised are Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Kolkata, Lucknow and Guwahati.
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