Mumbai airport a nightmare, says Jet ED

Mumbai: If the capacity and efficiency of Mumbai’s airport is not increased urgently, airlines would be forced to drop Mumbai from their destination list, warned S K Datta, executive director, Jet Airways.
S K DattaDatta said: “Managing operations at the Mumbai airport, which has nearly reached saturation in terms of handling airline traffic, has become a nightmare for airlines. Irrespective of when and where the second airport is developed, the government must decide, as an interim measure, to increase the existing capacity and efficiency of the current airport.”
He was speaking at a well–attended roundtable titled ‘Mumbai’s Second Airport: It’s Time to THINK BIG’, jointly organised by Observer Research Foundation (ORF) and Bombay First.
The proposed Panvel airport at Navi Mumbai would be a gross mistake, as it would reach saturation in just about 25 years after commencement of operations. “When that happens Mumbai will not have land available for the development of a third airport,” said aerospace analyst Hormuz P Mama, who has done a detailed report on the subject for ORF Mumbai.
27/09/10 Business Standard

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