[New Delhi]Congress Raises Eyebrows Over Handing Over of Profit making Jaipur+Ahmedabad Airports to Changi For Management.
Both States Are Ruled BY BJP.
The Congress described as “surpising and shocking” the decision to open up Jaipur and Ahmedabad airports to Singapore’s Changi Airport Group for management operations and asked whether Airports Authority of India was taken into confidence.
Ahmed Patel, Political Secretary to Congress President Sonia Gandhi, tweeted “the manner in which profitable airports of Ahmedabad and Jaipur have been handed over to Changi is surprising and shocking.”
He also questioned why due process that encourages competition was avoided in handing over of airports.
The group would be managing the terminal operations and parking at these both airports.
Airports Authority of India (AAI) Chairman R K Srivastava had said the modalities with regard to Changi taking over the operation of Ahmedabad and Jaipur airports are being worked out.
AAI, which currently manages the two airports, is also awaiting from the government the official agreement for the proposed partnership.
In 2014-15, Ahmedabad airport handled 5.05 million passengers, including 1.22 million international travellers.
During the corresponding period, Jaipur airport handled 2.20 million passengers, of them 0.33 million overseas people.
By 2023-24, the volume of passengers at Ahmedabad is expected to go up to 6.77 million, and Jaipur 3.75 million.