<span style="color: #222222;">The government has accorded in principle approval for leasing of six airports of Airports Authority of India for operation, management and development through Public Private Partnership. <br />''<br />''These airports are Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Lucknow, Guwahati, Thiruvananthapuram, and Mangaluru. <br />''<br />''Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today that AAI floated a global tender for inviting bids and identified winning bidder. <br />''<br />''He said the government has decided to hand over Ahmedabad, Lucknow and Mnagaluru airports to the winning bidder in the first phase.</span><br />