Indian aviation sector’s woes may prove to be a hurdle for the industry to achieve double digit growth, according to Alexandre de Juniac, Director-General and CEO, International Air Transport Association (IATA).
At a round-table meeting held in Mumbai, the IATA chief said that the Indian aviation market’s slow pace is a matter of concern. The Civil Aviation Ministry had recently unveiled its ‘Vision 2040’ projecting growth in the Indian aviation industry over the next two decades.
Vision 2040
Speaking about the vision document, Juniac said, “The Vision 2040 is a good way to align all the stakeholder and investors who want to build the infrastructure, it provides a broad horizon. Indian airline sector needs to be strengthened soon and the infrastructure needs to be built sooner, else the congestion could pose to be a big issue in the growth.”
He further said that the vision of inaugurating the Navi Mumbai airport by 2020 was ambitious. “It would take minimum five years to inaugurate the airport,” he said.
Privatisation of airports
According to reports, the tender process for the airport is likely to be carried out by the end of January 2019. The project has seen several delays already.
Commenting on the Airport Authority of India’s bid to invite bids to operate six airports on the basis of ‘per-passenger fee’ (PPF), he said: “We do not recommend the revenue sharing model, it’s a mistake. The PPF process is not the best way to select a private player for the airports.
Currently, India has five major airports which are privately owned in metro cities. He added that privatisation of airports is a concern as it could lead to monopoly.
“Privatisation is not the only way, there are several countries that work quite well, besides privatisation of the airport.” “The government should consult its stakeholders including us.” The IATA chief explained, “At the end of it, it’s the airlines who would have to pay more to utilise these airports which could affect the quality of services and the end customers as well.”
18/01/19 Forum Gandhi/Business Line
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At a round-table meeting held in Mumbai, the IATA chief said that the Indian aviation market’s slow pace is a matter of concern. The Civil Aviation Ministry had recently unveiled its ‘Vision 2040’ projecting growth in the Indian aviation industry over the next two decades.
Vision 2040
Speaking about the vision document, Juniac said, “The Vision 2040 is a good way to align all the stakeholder and investors who want to build the infrastructure, it provides a broad horizon. Indian airline sector needs to be strengthened soon and the infrastructure needs to be built sooner, else the congestion could pose to be a big issue in the growth.”
He further said that the vision of inaugurating the Navi Mumbai airport by 2020 was ambitious. “It would take minimum five years to inaugurate the airport,” he said.
Privatisation of airports
According to reports, the tender process for the airport is likely to be carried out by the end of January 2019. The project has seen several delays already.
Commenting on the Airport Authority of India’s bid to invite bids to operate six airports on the basis of ‘per-passenger fee’ (PPF), he said: “We do not recommend the revenue sharing model, it’s a mistake. The PPF process is not the best way to select a private player for the airports.
Currently, India has five major airports which are privately owned in metro cities. He added that privatisation of airports is a concern as it could lead to monopoly.
“Privatisation is not the only way, there are several countries that work quite well, besides privatisation of the airport.” “The government should consult its stakeholders including us.” The IATA chief explained, “At the end of it, it’s the airlines who would have to pay more to utilise these airports which could affect the quality of services and the end customers as well.”
18/01/19 Forum Gandhi/Business Line
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