Kannur airport’s claim of not being a govt entity hits turbulence

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Kannur International Airport’s claim that it does not fit into the category of a public authority has triggered a debate. Interestingly, a similar argument by the Cochin International Airport was rejected by the State Information Commission (SIC) in June this year.

KIAL has opposed CAG audit of its operations citing it is not a government company as the state government had only 35 pc shareholding and at least 51 pc was required to consider a company as government-owned.