AAI calls bids to develop airports

The Airports Authority of India plans to rope in private players to operate, manage and develop airports in Chennai, Kolkata, Ahmedabad and Jaipur.The AAI has issued a request for qualification tender seeking applications from domestic and international companies to participate in the project, which will be on a public-private-partnership mode. The AAI had invested around ₹2,500 crore to modernise Chennai and Kolkata airports. The tender is only to manage and develop, not privatise, the airports, said an official.