GOA LAUNCHES GREENFIELD AIRPORT CONTRACT BIDDING PROCESS

 THE GOA government has launched a bidding process for the right to build and operate a new greenfield airport in this heavily touristed Indian state. The airport would be in Mopa, northern Goa and built on state government-owned land. It would be Goa’s second major airport, operating alongside Goa International Airport, in Dabolim, near Goa’s most popular beaches.Private companies will bid for the contract alongside the state-owned Airports Authority of India (AAI). “We are going to compete along [the private companies like] GMR [Group] and GVK to get ...


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