Adani group to take over Thiruvananthapuram International Airport operations from October 14
The Hindu
Thiruvananthapuram International Airport operations take-over comes amid opposition from the State govt and the Airports Authority employees’ union which had moved court against airport privatisation
The Adani Group will take over the operations and management of the Thiruvananthapuram International Airport from October 14.
The formal transfer of the airport to Adani Thiruvananthapuram International Airport Ltd. (ATIAL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Adani Enterprises Ltd., will take place in the early hours of October 14, a senior official of the Ahmedabad-based group confirmed.
Under the concession agreement with the Airports Authority of India (AAI), ATIAL will operate, manage and develop the airport for the next 50 years. Infrastructure development and attracting more flights to Thiruvananthapuram will be among ATIAL’s immediate priorities, a senior official of the group said on October 13.