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Next round of airport privatisation to be easier than Delhi, Mumbai

Companies with no prior experience in airport operations will be allowed

Airport, passengers, tourists
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Airport, passengers, tourists

Arindam Majumder New Delhi
The government does not want the next round of airport privatisation to go the Air India way. With that in mind, a high-level government committee has set conditions that are easier to comply with, a source close to the development said. For instance, even a bidder with no prior experience in airport development will be allowed to participate in the privatisation process. While net worth of the companies will be among the key criteria, bidders will be asked to absorb employees of the airports for at least five years.

Soon after the Union Cabinet cleared private management of six more