Gr Noida could spoil Delhi airport`s party

Mumbai: If the traffic estimates made by the Uttar Pradesh government and submitted by the aviation ministry to the Union Cabinet are anything to go by, the proposed airport at Greater Noida will be as ambitious a project as Delhi airport, which is being modernised by the Airports Authority of India (AAI) and the GMR group through Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL).
In fact, it is estimated that by 2026, over one-third of Delhi's total projected traffic (82.7 million) will be diverted to Greater Noida airport (28.4 million), and by 2036 when DIAL expects to handle nearly 100 million traffic, Greater Noida will attract 82.7 million passengers.
By 2036, Greater Noida airport expects to divert half of Delhi's traffic (49.8 million against 100 million). A substantial diversion of cargo is also expected.
These estimates, according to the note, have been derived considering the traffic diversion from Delhi due to better connectivity with the catchment area. The authorities expect direct and induced traffic due to the setting up of a new greenfield airport.
In addition, according to the proposal, "there will be potential increase in freight and passenger traffic due to the Delhi-Mumbai and Delhi-Kolkata freight corridors being set up and the boom expected due to the development of a special economic zone (SEZ) and large mega power plants in the area".
31/10/07 Anjuli Bhargava, Business Standard

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