AAI asks states to prepare plans for setting up new airports

New Delhi: Aiming to operationalise 225 airports across the country by 2020, the Airports Authority of India has asked all state governments to prepare plans and create inventory of airports, helipads or even unused airstrips which they want to develop and upgrade.
India has 456 airports and airstrips spread all over, with many of them built before or during World War II.
Developing these non-metro airports to enhance air connectivity in the hinterland is part of Airports Authority of India's (AAI) plan to reactivate, upgrade and modernise at least 225 airports by 2020, way up from 84 airports which are currently operational, AAI Chairman V P Agrawal said.
The state governments have been asked to prepare prospective plans to develop airports or helipads in their respective regions, prepare an inventory of airstrips, helipads and airports and forward them to AAI.
20/05/12 PTI/ZeeNews

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