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At Trivandrum airport, Adani Group to carry on royal legacy

The company will continue to celebrate the biannual Arattu procession from the temple, which is an "ode to the rich legacy of the Travancore Royal family"

Adani Group takes over Thiruvananthapuram airport; MP hopes for the best

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Friday said he was hoping for the best after the Adani Group took over the operation and management of the Thiruvananthapuram international Airport

Adani Group takes over Thiruvananthapuram International Airport

The Adani Group has taken over the operation, management and development of the international airport in Thiruvananthapuram, saying it is now a Gateway to Goodness. Announcing the formal takeover of the airport, the business giant said in a tweet that it was privileged to serve and welcome passengers to God's Own Country. "Connecting lives with cherished travel experiences, we are pleased to share that #ThiruvananthapuramAirport is now a #GatewayToGoodness. We are privileged to serve and welcome passengers to God's Own Country filled with lush greenery, beautiful beaches, and exquisite cuisine", the group said in the tweet, both in English and Malayalam, past midnight on Thursday. The group took over the operations of the airport despite protest by both ruling LDF and opposition UDF against handing it over to private players. Last year, the Kerala Assembly had unanimously passed a resolution protesting the privatisation of the airport. Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan had ..

Air India Express flight makes emergency landing in Thiruvananthapuram

An Air India Express flight from here to Saudi Arabia had to make an emergency landing at Thiruvananthapuram international airport

Kerala CM criticises privatisation of Thiruvananthapuram airport

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said the move comes at a time when an appeal in the matter is pending before the Supreme Court

Employees protest at TVM airport against takeover by Adani Group

Employees of the International airport raised slogans and protested in front of the office of the director

BS READS: How Kerala shot itself in foot in battle with Adani for Trivandrum airport

The state govt made allegations it couldn't substantiate and drew parallels that were summarily dismissed while seeking to cancel Adani's contract

Kerala HC dismisses govt's plea against Trivandrum airport lease to Adani

The Kerala government suffered a big setback on Monday after the High Court dismissed their plea against Centre's move to lease out the Thiruvananthapuram international airport to Adani Enterprises.

The Rs 16 question: How Kerala lost Thiruvananthapuram airport to Adani

While Adani's bid was almost thrice as much as GMR's, the Kerala govt's KSIDC would still have won the airport if it had quoted Rs 16 more. Sai Manish explains how

Kerala CM, MPs to oppose privatisation of Thiruvananthapuram airport

At a meeting of MPs from the state convened by CM Vijayan, the participants decided to put pressure on the Centre to reverse its decision to privatise Thiruvananthapuram International Airport

Govt should not be running airports and airlines, says Hardeep Singh Puri

"If the government runs an airport or an airline, then they have to follow the government rules like L1 and L2, and that is not how commercial entities can run," Puri said

Will the Left view on airport privatisation stifle Kerala's infra progress?

Thiruvananthapuram Airport, once the property of the Maharaja of Travancore, was the first one to link Kerala with international destinations

Kerala HC refuses to stay privatisation of Thiruvananthapuram airport

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday The Kerala High Court on Tuesday declined to stay the further proceedings in leasing out Thiruvananthapuram international airport to Adani Enterprises

Kerala Assembly passes resolution against leasing airport to Adani

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that since the state govt had agreed to match Adani's bid, Centre's decision to privatise the airport cannot be justified

Airport privatisation will expand potential, attract investors: Tharoor

The congress MP had faced flak not only from the Left parties but even from his own party for his stand favouring privatisation of the Trivandrum airport

Kerala bid was 20% below Adani's for Thiruvananthapuram airport: Puri

Aviation Minister also questions the state government's stance or opposition to privatisation

Thiruvananthapuram airport row: CPI(M) to send 200,000 emails to Modi

Protesting against the Centre's decision to lease out the airport to Adani Enterprises, the CPI(M) in Kerala said it would send 200,000 emails to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, opposing the move

Kerala govt, Centre on collision course over privatisation of airport

State says offer to match Adani's bid was rejected

Kerala govt did not qualify in Thiruvananthapuram airport bidding: Puri

Before the bidding process, the Centre and the Kerala government had agreed that if the KSIDC's bid comes within the 10 per cent range of the winning bid, it would be awarded the airport

Thiruvananthapuram airport privatisation: Kerala govt calls all-party meet

The central government has approved the proposal for leasing out airports at Jaipur, Guwahati and Thiruvananthapuram through public-private partnership