PPP planned for developing non-metro airports’ city-side
“The presence of public sector AAI will address employees’ concerns,” he said. The city-side works for non-metro airports had earlier hit a roadblock with AAI employee unions opposing the move to allow private developers to undertake commercial operation and maintenance of terminal buildings. Officials of the aviation ministry and AAI had met on Monday to discuss the issue related to the city-side development of non-metro airports by private firms.
The aviation ministry plans to upgrade 35 non-metro airports including various state capitals with a total investment (both public and private) of about Rs 40,000 crore. While it targeted to complete the infrastructural works at 24 airports by 2009 the remaining airports had a deadline of March, 2010.
Airside works at nine small airports such as Trichy, Trivendrum, Udaipur, Ahmedabad and Jaipur have been completed but their city side development is yet to begin, the official said. Airside works include terminal building, runway, taxiway and related infrastructure. “We are expecting that airside works at three more airports would be completed in a month or two,” he said.
The aviation ministry plans to upgrade 35 non-metro airports including various state capitals with a total investment (both public and private) of about Rs 40,000 crore. While it targeted to complete the infrastructural works at 24 airports by 2009 the remaining airports had a deadline of March, 2010.
Airside works at nine small airports such as Trichy, Trivendrum, Udaipur, Ahmedabad and Jaipur have been completed but their city side development is yet to begin, the official said. Airside works include terminal building, runway, taxiway and related infrastructure. “We are expecting that airside works at three more airports would be completed in a month or two,” he said.
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