The Hindu Business Line : `AAI capable of handling Chennai airport update'

The AAI Employees Joint Forum (southern region) has listed out the various options available to it to modernise the Chennai airport and has asked the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Mr M. Karunanidhi, to impress upon the Prime Minister the viability of modernising the airport by the AAI itself.

The joint forum presented a memorandum to the Chief Minister on Wednesday when Mr M.K. Pandhe, President, CITU, and others called on him.

In the memorandum, the joint forum has said the Airports Authority of India is capable of handling the proposed modernisation. It also has the financial wherewithal and will be in a position to raise resources to complete the proposed modernisation within schedule. The AAI too should be allowed to commercially exploit the land near the airport, as has been allowed to the private sector in the case of other airports, to generate additional non-traffic revenue from the airport.

More Stories on : Modernisation | Airlines | Tamil Nadu

Article E-Mail :: Comment :: Syndication :: Printer Friendly Page

Stories in this Section
`AAI capable of handling Chennai airport update'

Air Mauritius to increase flights in India

Domestic carriers plan regular flights to N-E

Jet flies high on settlement rumours

Centre okays revised concession deal for Bangalore airport

Cabinet okays trilateral maritime pact

Delay in appointing JNPT head may hit projects

SCI loses ground to K Line in Tetley Tea shipments

GE Shipping to expand dry bulk tonnage

Essar's Vadinar terminal to be commissioned by month-end

Coimbatore-Chennai daily cargo service

Lalu on track

Cabinet nod for Patna bridge project

Jet Air COO, V-P (HR) quit