Second airport a growing trend in India: CAPA

Mumbai: Construction of a second airport in the same city has become a major trend in India, with four cities, besides Mumbai and Delhi, gearing up for an additional airport.
According to Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation (CAPA), work on second airports has been planned in another four cities - Chennai, Ahmedabad, Kolkata and Goa.
Delhi and Mumbai are set to build second airports, a requirement that was inconceivable a decade ago, owing to forecast of a rapid growth in number of passengers and number of airlines, CAPA observed in its June newsletter.
Bangalore and Hyderabad are scheduled to open new greenfield facilities in the first quarter of next financial year which would replace the existing airports.
The main reason for the government to allow construction of additional airports in cities as opposed to simply expanding current facilities is the scarcity of land, CAPA said.
02/07/07 PTI/Daily News & Analysis

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