http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1153569.cms
Pune takes wing: to go international TIMES NEWS NETWORK[ MONDAY, JUNE 27, 2005 04:35:17 PM ] <The city's airport will be upgraded and the Indian Air Force (IAF) which owns the field, will be more than handsomely compensated for whatever concessions it gives here.> <The Airports Authority of India (AAI) is also set to play its part in the Pune airport up gradation. The IAF had indicated they could trade concessions at Pune for benefits at AAI-owned airfields in other parts of the country. "We are looking at a quid pro quo with the IAF for other airfields in Gujarat and the North-east. **The AAI will give the Air Force two times at other airfields in the country whatever they give here, in Pune**. The AAI will also bear whatever incremental costs are incurred to keep Pune airport open 24 hours, since the IAF had questioned who would bear the cost of the ATC, and other issues," Patel stated. > ----------- So the military is amenable to negotiation and some give and take. Why is this not the case in Dabolim?
