Airports Authority Of India News
Most airports continue to report losses amid covid turbulence
Last year, the state-owned airport operator had reported losses to the tune of ₹1,368.82 crore
3 min read26 Jul 2021New passenger terminal building of Trichy airport to be functional from March 2022
The existing integrated passenger terminal is in use for both international and domestic air traffic and has exhausted its design capacity, AAI said
1 min read15 Oct 2020AAI to seek airport contracts in International Solar Alliance member nations
AAI plans to showcase Kerala’s Cochin International Airport Ltd—the first airport in the world to run fully on solar powerThis comes in the backdrop of China’s attempt to co-opt countries into its ambitious One Belt One Road initiative
3 min read14 Oct 2020Govt may cap airport contracts at two per firm
Plan part of govt’s bid to ensure level playing field in airport privatizationMove comes after Adani Enterprises snapped up all six contracts in 2019 despite having no experience in running airports
2 min read19 Jan 2020Top Airports Authority appointment under question as selected candidate’s name added last minute
On January 8, two days before the interview for selection of the most-deserving candidate, the PESB partially modified its earlier communication to the authorities concerned and added the name
1 min read14 Jan 2020Airlines cancel flights as protests against CAB intensify in North-East
The protests have led to the shutting down of one of the busiest airports in the region, DibrugarhVistara, Air India, SpiceJet, and IndiGo operate flights to and from Dibrugarh, according to travel website Yatra.com
2 min read12 Dec 2019AAI recommends Centre to privatise 6 airports including Amritsar, Varanasi
On 3 July, the Union Cabinet had approved the leasing out of Ahmedabad, Lucknow and Mangalore airports to Adani GroupThe AAI, which works under the Ministry of Civil Aviation, owns and manages more than 100 airports across the country
1 min read1 Dec 2019Around 25 flights delayed at Kolkata airport as Internet server goes down
The AAI owns and manages more than 100 airports - including the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport in KolkataThe official added that the IT team of the AAI is working diligently to resolve the issue
1 min read13 May 2019India airport privatisation plan draws interest from Switzerland to Singapore
Six airportsAhmedabad, Jaipur, Lucknow, Guwahati, Thiruvananthapuram and Mangaluruthat are currently run by the Airports Authority of India (AAI) are up for bidding
3 min read8 Jan 2019Airports Authority of India bans single-use plastic items
The AAI has decided to make its airports plastic-free by banning the use of single-use plastic items at its airports across the country
1 min read7 Jan 2019Popular Topics
Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared