AAI to spend Rs 25k cr in next 5 years for expansion of airport terminals

'In-principle' approval is given for setting up of 21 greenfield airports across the country, says govt

Airports Authority of India (AAI), the government body charged with overseeing civil aviation infrastructure, plans to spend about Rs 25,000 crore in the next five years to expand and modify existing terminals, said government in Parliament.

The spending is part of several measures being undertaken by the Centre to revive civil aviation in India in the wake of severe disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, said MoS for Civil Aviation V K Singh, in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha on Monday.

Other measures being carried out include the major expansion of three public-private partnership (PPP) airports