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Celebi bags ground-handling contract at Mopa airport

PANAJI
M/s Celebi Airport Services (India) Pvt Ltd (CASIPL) has bagged ground  handling services at the upcoming Mopa International Airport and has got  the concurrence from the Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of  India (AERAI) for ad-hoc charges for various ground handling services.

The  approval was granted on October 7 by the AERAI, which has said the  tariffs are ad-hoc and regular tariff determination exercise will take  some time. 

CASIPL proposes to commence commercial ground handling  services from November 1, the concurrence issued by AERAI Secretary, Col  Manu Sooden, said.

Sooden also directed CASIPL to ensure compliance  of standardisation of Ground Handling Equipment at the Goa International Airport in accordance with the directives of the Ministry of Civil  Aviation.

CASPIL had executed a licence agreement with the airport  Operator, GMR back in February this year for “Design, Build, Finance,  Operate, Maintain and Transfer” (DBFOMT) of Ground Handling Facilities  and Services at the Mopa airport. 

The concession agreement between CASPIL and GMR for the ground handling facilities and services is for 20 years.

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Published Oct 20, 2022, 12:52 AM IST
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PANAJIAmidst the debate over the loss of traffic at the Dabolim airport once the greenfield international airport is commissioned, Oman Air became the first major commercial carrier to confirm it will use Mopa for its operations from January 1 next year.Oman Air in email communication to its frequent flyers has said it will operate from the new Mopa International Airport from January 1, 2023, even though there is no formal dateline set as yet by the regulatory authority…

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