Civil aviation sector to get a boost: Manmohan

Thiruvananthapuram: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said that initiatives will be taken by the Union government to make airport facilities user-friendly to achieve higher levels of customer satisfaction, ensure the safety and security of airport operations and to develop multi-nodal transport linkages.
Inaugurating the Rs.300-crore world class terminal of Thiruvananthapuram international airport constructed by the Airports Authority of India (AAI) at a function in the terminal building near Chakka here on Saturday, Dr. Singh said the Centre's policy on airport infrastructure was to stay ahead of demand and to garner the maximum share of traffic in the region.
He said the government fully understood the importance of the civil aviation sector to Indian economy, particularly as it got more and more integrated into the global economy. It was well recognised that the aviation sector was not confined to the affluent and it was vital for the development of trade, industry and tourism which, in turn, created employment. “We have formulated various policies to give a boost to the sector,” he said.
12/02/11 The Hindu

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