Air traffic, airlines registering growth once again: Patel

New Delhi: The civil aviation sector in India seems to be coming out of the rough patch, with air traffic and airlines registering growth once again, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel said today.
While self-regulation by airlines to meet the severe financial crunch has led to reduction in capacity in the market, airlines and air traffic were "registering growth once again" and more new flights are expected to start soon, he said at a meeting of the Parliamentary Consultative Committee on Civil Aviation here.
With the government recently clearing separate air corridors for helicopters in Mumbai and Delhi, Patel announced that the Standard Operation Procedure for helicopter operations would be notified by March 15.
When the members raised the issue of financial problems being faced by Air India, the Minister assured them that the government was committed to ensure that the national carrier does well and turns around.
He said a detailed presentation would be made to them on Air India's problems and the plans to turn it around.
11/03/10 PTI/Economic Times

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Categories: Indian Aviation- In General Mar 2010