Current Affairs
No Frill Airports
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Government wants air connectivity to remote / backward areas. But
profitability is always a challenge, hence private sector not interested.
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Therefore Airport authority of India
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No fancy lounges with air conditioners, no aerobridges, no
carousels or conveyor belts for luggage. Single storey building without any
posh glass-steel elevators….hence operational costs will be low.
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AAI will be able finish these airports in 2-3 years, with 85-90
crore investments in each. It’ll be able to squeeze profit even with very few
passengers.
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In future, Government may give sops / tax benefits to private
airlines, if they operate flights here.
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2014, September: Government approved no-frills airports in five
cities:
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Arunachal Pradesh (Tezu)
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Rajasthan (Kishangarsh, near Ajmer
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Odisha (Jharsuguda)
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Karnataka (Hubli and Belgaum
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