Civil aviation ministry to privatise 25 more AAI airports across India

The Civil Aviation Ministry has selected 25 airports operated by the Airports Authority of India (AAI) for monetisation under the National Monetisation Pipeline in the next four years. These airports are Kozhikode, Coimbatore, Madurai and Trichy. The government has selected those airports which have annual passenger traffic of over four lakh.The Kozhikode airport is located 28 km away from the city. It has extended its runway to 2,700 m. This airport is among the third tabletop airports in India.The airport disinvestment could improve efficiency and also accelerate development in Malabar.

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