Air passengers to top 28 cr in 2020

Hyderabad: Airports in the country will handle 28 crore passengers by 2020, Mr V.P. Agrawal, chairman of the Airports Authority of India told the delegates of the two-day summit on aviation security organised by the GMR.
India is still considered one of the least penetrated markets and has tremendous growth potential, he said.
“Opportunities in this growing market include up-gradation/modernisation of both metro and non-metro airports and linking of big cities with two-tier and three-tier cities, expanding existing airports and developing greenfield airports.”
Answering a question on Begumpet airport in Hyderabad, which has been lying vacant since the new airport came up at Shamshabad, Mr Agrawal said the government has no plans to monetise the huge tracts of land available with the airport.
“It cannot be monetised. Whatever land we acquired is for aviation purposes. It can be used for pilot training by flying institutes,” he said.
26/03/11 Deccan Chronicle

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Categories: Indian Aviation- In General Mar 2011