Mumbai: Navi Mumbai airport will come up in four to five years, minister of state for civil aviation Jayant Sinha said on Wednesday. Mumbai, with its single runway and saturation of slots, remains the "single-most bottleneck for civil aviation in India", he added.
Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis had claimed that the first flight from the new airport would take off in December 2019.
Sinha was addressing a summit of Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation, a global aviation consultancy firm, through video-conference. He said given the robust demand for domestic travel two factors need to be considered: Airlines inducting aircraft to expand fleets and availability of slots at major airports like Mumbai and Delhi. Taking into consideration oil prices and airport capacity, the government has forecast a 15% growth in air passengers, which translates to one billion flights. The unprecedented growth of air passenger traffic demonstrates the demand for aviation despite many challenges, he said, adding that tier-2 and 3 cities show tremendous potential.
31/01/18 Times of India
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Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis had claimed that the first flight from the new airport would take off in December 2019.
Sinha was addressing a summit of Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation, a global aviation consultancy firm, through video-conference. He said given the robust demand for domestic travel two factors need to be considered: Airlines inducting aircraft to expand fleets and availability of slots at major airports like Mumbai and Delhi. Taking into consideration oil prices and airport capacity, the government has forecast a 15% growth in air passengers, which translates to one billion flights. The unprecedented growth of air passenger traffic demonstrates the demand for aviation despite many challenges, he said, adding that tier-2 and 3 cities show tremendous potential.
31/01/18 Times of India
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