Maharashtra stands to gain big time from the Union government's decision to operate airports in smaller cities in the public-private partnership (PPP) mode.
An Airports Authority of India (AAI) official told TOI the state would get priority on this front for having the maximum number of airports in the country.
The total number of airports and airstrips in Maharashtra — both used and unused — is more than 25. Of them, AAI manages six — Mumbai, Aurangabad, Pune, Solapur, Gondia and Kolhapur. The Maharashtra Airport Development Company Limited (MADC) manages a total of eight airports, but none of them is fully operational at the moment.
Kolhapur, Solapur, Aurangabad and Amravati come under the tier-II category of cities. Airports in these cities are likely to get wings in PPP mode.
02/02/17 Joy Sengupta/Times of India
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An Airports Authority of India (AAI) official told TOI the state would get priority on this front for having the maximum number of airports in the country.
The total number of airports and airstrips in Maharashtra — both used and unused — is more than 25. Of them, AAI manages six — Mumbai, Aurangabad, Pune, Solapur, Gondia and Kolhapur. The Maharashtra Airport Development Company Limited (MADC) manages a total of eight airports, but none of them is fully operational at the moment.
Kolhapur, Solapur, Aurangabad and Amravati come under the tier-II category of cities. Airports in these cities are likely to get wings in PPP mode.
02/02/17 Joy Sengupta/Times of India
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