New Delhi: The Airports Authority of India handed over the Lucknow Airport to the Adani Group on a 50-year lease from midnight on Sunday. Earlier, AAI had handed over Mangalore Airport to the same group from midnight on October 30. AAI tweeted, “On November 2, 2020, senior AAI officials signed a memorandum of understanding with the Adani Group and handed it over to the Lucknow Airport Group.”
Adani Group will take care for the next 50 years
In February 2019, the Central Government privatized six major airports of the country, Lucknow, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Mangalore, Thiruvananthapuram and Guwahati under special arrangements. By making competitive bids, the Adani group gained the right to run all these airports for 50 years. AAI had said in a press release on October 22 that the Adani Group would be handed over to Mangalore, Lucknow and Ahmedabad airports on October 31, November 2 and November 11, respectively.
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The signing took place on February 14
Agreements to operate these airports were signed between the two sides on February 14. The two sides had signed discount agreements for three other airports at Jaipur, Guwahati and Thiruvananthapuram in September.
Adani Group will have the right in financial matters
It is noteworthy that from November 2, the entire work of Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport in Lucknow was taken over by the Adani Group. All formalities were completed by 12 midnight on Sunday. After this, the Adani Group took over the operation of Amausi Airport in Lucknow from Monday. From the management of the airport to the financial matters, the decisions will be taken by the officials of Adani Group.
Explain that Adani Group will have the responsibility of this airport interest of the country and 5 airports for the next 50 years. The 34-year-old Lucknow Airport was built in 1986 for the use of government and special industrialists. While this airport was opened for passengers on July 17, 2008. Then in May 2012, Lucknow Airport got international status. Today more than 160 planes operate from here and more than 5.5 million passengers travel from here annually.
