Bangalore: Karnataka Infrastructure Minister Roshan Baig today said he would be holding talks with the GMR Group during his visit to Delhi on April 29 to ask them to withdraw their objection to operation of facilities available at Bidar airport.
"I will try to convince them to lift their objections against operation of facilities available at Bidar airport," he told reporters here.
The GMR Group had objected to the operation of facilities at Bidar airport in northern tip of Karnataka citing distance factor from Hyderabad Airport, Baig said.
He also said the state government was ready to hand over maintenance and operation of Bidar Civilian Airport facilities to the GMR Group, which operates Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad. "We are ready to hand over maintenance and operation of Bidar Airport facilities to them," he said.
He also said he would meet officials of the Civil Aviation Department, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and Defence Ministry in this regard and also on the issue of improving air connectivity across the state.
24/04/14 PTI/Business Standard
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"I will try to convince them to lift their objections against operation of facilities available at Bidar airport," he told reporters here.
The GMR Group had objected to the operation of facilities at Bidar airport in northern tip of Karnataka citing distance factor from Hyderabad Airport, Baig said.
He also said the state government was ready to hand over maintenance and operation of Bidar Civilian Airport facilities to the GMR Group, which operates Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad. "We are ready to hand over maintenance and operation of Bidar Airport facilities to them," he said.
He also said he would meet officials of the Civil Aviation Department, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and Defence Ministry in this regard and also on the issue of improving air connectivity across the state.
24/04/14 PTI/Business Standard
