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The private sector has had a hard time of things where India’s airports are concerned. The pace of privatisation was slow, and the administration of the very first round, in 2006, cumbersome and off-putting to some foreign investors, who never returned.
Others have complained about the poor level of representation in decision-making which was afforded to them by their minority shareholding, but what did they expect?
A more recent round has resulted in the emergence of the Adani Group, which is managing regional airports sufficiently well that Airports Authority of India is being financially rewarded from the concessions earlier than it might have expected.
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PANAJI: Goa International Airport has crossed the century mark for relief flights, while notching up a half-century for Vande Bharat flights since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. The airport, which has emerged as one of busiest terminals in the west zone, has come full circle from flights being grounded to becoming a hub for the Covid-19vaccine, director Gagan Malik said.
While the terminal catered to 5.8 lakh arriving passengers in January, the airport has handled 103 relief flights, 72 repatriation flights and 54 VandeBharat flights. Relief flights are those that help foreigners and non-resident Indians return to foreign nations in the absence of scheduled international flights. Vande Bharat and repatriation flights are those that have been organised to bring back Goans and Indians stranded abroad because of the pandemic and subsequent lockdowns.
Surat: The chaos around parking space inside the Surat international airport will soon be passé as visitors will have to pay and park their vehicles o.
Centre introduces bill in Lok Sabha to abolish five tribunals
Centre introduces bill in Lok Sabha to abolish five tribunals
The government proposes to wind up five tribunals, including Airport Appellate Tribunal, Authority for Advance Rulings and Intellectual Property Appellate Board.
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UPDATED: February 14, 2021 07:12 IST
The bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha by Minister of State for Finance Anurag Singh Thakur on Wednesday. (PTI)
Minister of State for Finance Anurag Singh Thakur on Wednesday introduced a bill in Lok Sabha to abolish some tribunals where public at large is not litigant. The bill proposes to provide a mechanism for filing an appeal directly to the commercial court or the High Court, as the case may be , instead of the tribunals.