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  Airport Authority of India spent Rs 4 crore in 2018-19 to maintain 26 non-operational airports

  India | June 30, 2019 14:13 IST

  The AAI owns and manages around 100 operational airports across the country. However, it also has 26 non-operational airports with it that have no flight operations currently.

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  Riteish Deshmukh points out security loophole at Hyderabad airport; authorities respond

  Celebrities | May 28, 2019 10:28 IST

  In a series of tweet, Riteish Deshmukh expressed his concerns at inadequate security arrangements at Hyderabad airport. 

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  Govt directs airports to make public announcements in local language too

  India | December 26, 2018 19:31 IST

  Officials said that the Airports Authority of India (AAI) has issued a directive to all aerodromes under its control to start making public announcements in the local language in addition to Hindi and English.

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  No takeoff or landing of flights at 27 airports, govt tells Parliament

  India | December 13, 2018 18:19 IST

  Minister of state for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha said in a written reply that the revival of airstrips/airports is ''demand driven'', depending upon firm commitment from airline operators as well as from the state governments for providing various concessions.

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  AAI employees to go on hunger strike against proposed privatisation of 6 airports from today

  India | December 10, 2018 0:00 IST

  In a release, the AAEU said it has been compelled to carry out hunger strike and mass casual leave under the banner of joint forum of union and associations of the AAI.

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  Carnatic singer T M Krishna to perform at Delhi's Garden of Five Senses on Saturday

  India | November 16, 2018 16:38 IST

  Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia announced Delhi government's invitation to Krishna, saying no artist should be denied an opportunity to perform.

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  AAI employees threaten strike over privatisation move

  India | January 18, 2015 14:45 IST

  New Delhi: Opposing the government's airports privatisation plan, Airports Authority Employees Union (AAEU) has threatened to renew its agitation including a strike call if the move is not halted.The AAEU, in a letter to Civil

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  Centre gave undue favour to Mumbai International Airport Ltd: CAG

  India | December 13, 2013 9:24 IST

  Mumbai: A recent CAG draft report has revealed that the Mumbai International Airport Ltd (MIAL), owned by a consortium led by GVK Power and Infrastructure, received undue benefit of Rs 5,887 crore from the government.According

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  Airport Authority of India to issue Rs 1,000cr tax-free bonds to develop small airports

  July 06, 2013 9:49 IST

  New Delhi, July 6: Days after the government's move to construct 51 low-cost airports across the country, the Airport Authority of India (AAI) has decided to issue tax-free bonds worth Rs 1,000 crore in the

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  Need to remove 'bottlenecks' to revive growth story, says Manmohan Singh

  June 07, 2012 13:47 IST

  New Delhi, June 7: Facing resistance to various key reform programmes, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Wednesday that “bottlenecks” needed to be removed to reverse the present situation and revive India's growth story as