Embrace liberalisation, Gittens urges India
Jane's Airport Review Neelam Mathews Sept 5, 2014 India needs to adopt a transparent economic regulatory framework in place of its existing "outmoded" rules to attract investors for infrastructure, according to Airports Council International (ACI) World Director General Angela Gittens. Failure to reform "could stifle development of India's airports in the long run", Gittens warned during a visit to Mumbai and New Delhi in late August. The need to regulate "every aspect is now outmoded and regulators [elsewhere in the world] tend to focus more on service quality rather than strict price," she added. Read more (subscription) on Ihs.janes.com 1354012 India must reform airline and airport regulations in order to succeed, said ACI Director General Angela Gittens. (ACI World)