Mangaluru : The management of the Mangalore International airport was taken over by Adani group of company on Saturday October 31.

The Adani group has taken over the management of the airport from the midnight of Friday, October 30. The official handover process is going to take place on Saturday, October 31.

A MoU to this effect was signed on Oct 22 by the Aviation Ministry with the Adani Mangaluru International Airport Ltd for provision of various services.

It was a State-run Airport operated by the AAI and now according to the ambitious project of the union government of privatizing the international airport in the city, the management of the airport was taken over by the Adani group of companies.

The top level officials of Adani group arrived at MIA on Saturday, there was pooja before the handing over the airport management. However, only few people was taken part in the programme in the wake of the pandemic.,

‘Welcome the gateway To Goodness in your lives, the MIA family is privileged to serve you on your journey to let your dreams take flight, ‘read a tweet shared on MIA’s twitter handle.

Mangaluru is one of the six state-run airports that have been awarded to Adani group after the bidding process under the first phase of airport privatization.