New Delhi: The government is looking at ways to build new airports after factoring in lesser availability of land for such infrastructure projects, amid growing air traffic, according to the civil aviation ministry. To meet the rising demand, the government plans to invest around Rs 1 lakh crore for the development of airport infrastructure.
“The ministry in consultation with experts within India and outside are finding out ways of creating new airports with less availability of land,” Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu said today. However, he did not provide specific details on the proposal.
According to Prabhu, the ministry is working with state governments to be a partner so that land can be provided by them and infrastructure by the central government for greenfield airports. Presenting the civil aviation ministry’s four year report, Prabhu and his deputy Jayant Sinha said passenger trips have gone up from 10 crore four years ago to 20 crore now.
Air traffic movement grew over 20 per cent in the first quarter of 2018 but airport infrastructure has been unable to match the growing air traffic and number of aircraft, Prabhu said, terming it a “challenge”. On airfares, Prabhu said the prices have come down on a relative basis in the last four years. Fares have been impacted by rising fuel costs, he said, adding, “fares have come down, but of course that is a relative term because with fuel cost going up”.
20/06/18 PTI/Financial Express
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“The ministry in consultation with experts within India and outside are finding out ways of creating new airports with less availability of land,” Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu said today. However, he did not provide specific details on the proposal.
According to Prabhu, the ministry is working with state governments to be a partner so that land can be provided by them and infrastructure by the central government for greenfield airports. Presenting the civil aviation ministry’s four year report, Prabhu and his deputy Jayant Sinha said passenger trips have gone up from 10 crore four years ago to 20 crore now.
Air traffic movement grew over 20 per cent in the first quarter of 2018 but airport infrastructure has been unable to match the growing air traffic and number of aircraft, Prabhu said, terming it a “challenge”. On airfares, Prabhu said the prices have come down on a relative basis in the last four years. Fares have been impacted by rising fuel costs, he said, adding, “fares have come down, but of course that is a relative term because with fuel cost going up”.
20/06/18 PTI/Financial Express
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