Adani to enter airport business

The Adani Group are to enter the airport sector, and are planning an international airport at Mundra in Gujarat with integrated cargo and aerospace operations capable of handling large airliners. The Adani Group, through its subsidiary Mundra International Airport Private Ltd (MIAPL), will operate the airport to support corporate traffic in Mundra, which is fast developing into a business hub. With Ahmedabad being the only airport in Gujarat with international connectivity, the group believes there is potential for the airport to provide connectivity to the large expat Gujarati population.

There are also plans to develop the airport as a hub for cargo operations and maintenance. A separate cargo terminal will be developed to support the Mundra special economic zone (SEZ). Among the existing civil airports in Gujarat, Ahmedabd is already functioning above its capacity, while Vadodara is a defence airfield and has restrictions on development of infrastructure.