In a bid to allay the apprehensions of the Left parties and the trade unions, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel on Monday said the Delhi and Mumbai airports were not being privatised and the parties would be taken into confidence on any decision pertaining to the restructuring and modernisation of these airports.
"We will address the concerns of the Left parties and the trade unions. We are talking to them and trying to explain to them. These discussions will continue. We want to avoid any confrontation," he told reporters after the signing ceremony of a concession agreement for the 'first greenfield airport' at Bangalore.
Asked whether Indian Airlines subsidiary, Alliance Air, would be converted into a low-cost, no-frill carrier to face competition in this sector, Patel said, "Our airlines will face this emerging competition. Let the competition come, we will address the issue".
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