Sample these figures: the profit before tax of the Mumbai and Delhi airports together in 2002-03 was Rs 506.01 crore, while that of AAI was Rs 497 crore.
In 2001-02, the profit before tax of AAI was Rs 476 crore, while that of the nine profit-making airports was close to Rs 1375.39 crore. This would mean that the other 115 airports under the AAI made losses to the tune of Rs 900 crore.
