Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (SP)
Mangaluru, Nov 1: Even though the name of the airport here has been changed into Adani Mangaluru International Airport, for the present, the staff of the airport have no reason to worry. Because, even though Adani Group has been given the responsibility to manage the airport for the next 50 years, the staff of the Airports Authority of India (AAI) which is under the government control, are not proposed to be displaced for the present.
As per the agreement entered into by Adani group and AAI, the airport will function under the joint management scheme for one year. The current staff will work alongside Adani employees. The staff will have to be here for three years. Later, they will slowly be transferred to other airports falling under the AAI. There is no proposal to abruptly dismiss anyone, an officer of the airport stated.
Mangaluru happens to be the first airport in India which has been given to Adani. The group does not have experience of running such facilities and therefore their staff will work along with the employees of the authority.