Adani Group on Friday inked agreements with state-owned Airports Authority of India (AAI) for the management, operations and development of Ahmedabad, Mangaluru and Lucknow airports. The concession period is 50 years from the commercial operation date, Adani Enterprises said in a filing to stock exchanges.
“Today, as we sign the concession agreements for Mangaluru, Lucknow & A’bad with the AAI, its the beginning of another historic journey catering to India’s exponential airport infra demands,” Adani Group chairman Gautam Adani said in a tweet.
Three subsidiaries of the group — Adani Ahmedabad International Airport Ltd, Adani Lucknow International Airport Ltd and Adani Mangaluru International Airport Ltd — have signed concession agreements with AAI. In 2018, the government decided to privatise airports at Lucknow, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Mangaluru, Thiruvanan-thapuram, and Guwahati. It was for operation, management and development of these aerodromes through public-private partnership model. Adani Enterprises had won the rights to run these six airports after competitive bidding process.