THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Adani Enterprises has won the operational bid for the Trivandrum International Airport on expected lines. The state had made the ‘costliest gambling’ while putting up a fight to retain the airport in public sector. But despite boasting ‘successful and tested’ credentials, Kerala failed to put pressure on the Centre and ended up on the losing side.
As per the quotes submitted by the three companies which bid for the airport, Adani (Rs 168) came up with the highest, followed by KSIDC (Rs 135) — which took part in the bid on behalf of TIAL — and GMR (Rs 65). The bids are based on the highest fee per domestic passenger the airport operator has to pay to the Airport Authority of India (AAI) and not on revenue share.
