Ministry recommends capping of airports for privatisation

The Ministry of Civil Aviation has proposed capping the number of airport bundles that can be awarded to a single bidder at “two to three bundles”, or roughly five to six airports, for the third round of airport privatisation involving 11 airports in order to prevent an “oligopoly” as the airport sector, which has seen the Adani Group grow from having no presence in airport operations a decade ago to becoming the country’s largest private airport operator.The recommendation was made last week in response to queries raised by government departments represented on the Public Private Partnership Appraisal Committee (PPPAC), which is reviewing the Ministry of Civil Aviation’s proposal to privatise 11 airports that was submitted in December 2025, according to a person familiar with the…

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