The state, at present, has eight operational airports
The Adanis have already signed up concession agreements from late December 2020 to run the airports
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday inaugurated a new international airport at Kushinagar in Uttar Pradesh
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate Kushinagar International Airport in the presence of ambassadors of various countries
Private airport operators are expected to spend around Rs 42,000 crore on capacity expansion over the five years through fiscal 2026 as they are confident of air traffic growth in the long term
Experts say the demands of airports controlled by big corporate groups sitting on piles of cash are unlikely to be entertained by the Modi govt
The government holds 26 per cent stake each in Mumbai and Delhi airports and 13 per cent stake in Hyderabad and Bengaluru airports
The government is looking to monetise 25 AAI-managed airports, including Varanasi, Chennai, Nagpur and Bhubaneshwar, over the next four years, which could bring in investments worth Rs 20,782 crore.
They have also urged the government to resume international air travel without limiting capacity
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Earlier last month, the Maharashtra government and state-run town planning agency CIDCO had announced to name the greenfield airport after Shiv Sena founder late Bal Thackeray.
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Eight new flying training academies will be set up in five airports with an aim to make India a global pilot training hub, the Ministry of Civil Aviation said on Wednesday.
In a circular on Tuesday, the regulator said, 'During the surveillance of some airports, it has come to notice that compliance (of Covid-19 protocols) is not satisfactory.'
Rahul Gandhi on Monday attacked the BJP government over privatisation of airports
The Central government aims to sell its residual stake in four airports as part of the asset monetisation pipeline
Airport monetisation is a crucial component of the Centre's aggressive asset monetisation plan unveiled by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Budget for 2021-22
Employees of the International airport raised slogans and protested in front of the office of the director