Tag: airport
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Airport infrastructure: Case for expediting growth
By Taponeel Mukherjee, With its rapidly-growing economy, the fact that India needs significant investments in airport infrastructure cannot be overemphasised. While Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) and privatisation of airports have been attempted to some extent, the time has come to accelerate the pace on this front. The broader trend seen in infrastructure, of attracting global capital,…
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Bomb threat to 10 IndiGo planes a hoax
New Delhi : (IANS) Budget carrier IndiGo Airlines was hit on Wednesday by bomb threats to 10 of its flights, all of which turned out to be a hoax, police and the company said. Police said an anonymous caller reported a bomb had been placed on the Jammu-Delhi flight. As it landed at the Indira…
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Agra’s tourism industry protests over airport issue
Agra:(IANS) Stakeholders in the Agra’s tourism sector on Sunday criticised the Uttar Pradesh government over the issue of construction of an international airport here. The Samajwadi Party government’s reported move to upgrade the airport at Mulayam Singh Yadav’s ancestral village Sefai, around 100 km from Agra, by sidelining Agra’s claim was “illogical”, Rajiv Tiwari, associated…