Adani gets till 12 Nov to take over airports
NEW DELHI : The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has given Adani Enterprise time till 12 November to take over the management of three privatised airports of Ahmedabad, Mangaluru and Lucknow due to the ongoing covid-19 pandemic, ministry of civil aviation said in a presentation on Thursday.
“Out of the six airports for which bids were invited in the first round, (the) Concessionaire Agreement has already been signed in February 2020 for three – Ahmedabad, Lucknow and Mangaluru. Due to covid-19, M/s Adani Enterprises Ltd (AEL) has cited force majeure and filed for extension in March, 2020 and sought time till 15th February, 2021. AAI has given time till 12 November 2020,” it said.
“The other three – Guwahati, Jaipur and Trivandrum have also been approved for leasing out on PPP and the Letter of Award issued to M/s Adani Enterprises Ltd (AEL),” it added.
