The city airport on Saturday said it has extended the availability of its express coronavirus infection test facility also to departing passengers and non-passengers
Currently, the centre employs around 400-500 workforce, excluding the ones working with its various offshore partners here
Facing criticism that privatising profit-making airports is saddling the AAI with economically unviable airports and fostering monopoly in the sector, the Centre is planning to rewrite policy
The Competition Commission has approved Adani Group's proposed acquisition of controlling stake in Mumbai airport from GVK Airport Developers under the green channel route
However, Miniratna firm won't cut planned capex of Rs 5,000 cr for FY21
MIAL cites court's status quo order on escrow account for situation
Mumbai airport has put in place a QR code-enabled contactless check-in mechanism for passengers, which allows them the use of their mobile phones to remotely operate check-in and self-bag drop kiosks
These companies have lost 70 per cent of their market capitalisation in the past six years and four of them are down 90 per cent or more during the period
A portion of this was routed back to the promoters of the GVK Group in the joint venture company through multiple complex transactions, according to the federal agency
Gautam Adani says the company will bid for upcoming second airports built across cities
While the group hadn't built on its airport assets, its entry into coal, power and roads was the proverbial last straw that saw its lose its crown jewel in Mumbai
The deal has been finalised even though a consortium of foreign investors which had earlier signed a binding agreement with GVK group for buying the asset has legally challenged it
August-end loan deadline brought GVK to negotiating table
The move led arbitral tribunal to vacate the order of injunction that had restrained Bidvest and ACSA from selling their shares to any third party, firm says in response to legal notice
Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day
"If the government runs an airport or an airline, then they have to follow the government rules like L1 and L2, and that is not how commercial entities can run," Puri said
Issues related to airport deal raise questions
Call Mumbai airport stake sale to Adani a breach of agreement
Is dominance of big players necessarily a bad thing?
The company is aiming to become the leading airport operator in the country after getting access to the key Mumbai airport and that has driven investor sentiment and confidence, say experts