The AAI’s draft of National Airports Development Plan has scribed its agenda to expand the airport count to 300 by 2047. As per the plan, around 70 airstrips can be developed into full-fledged airports that can handle narrow-body aircraft such as A320 or B737, and nearly 40 airstrips can be developed to handle smaller aircraft.
Read More »UAE intensifies visa inspection at airports, asks travellers to furnish info on hotel, return tickets & funds
Immigration authorities in the UAE have intensified inspection and screening at the country’s airports to detect individuals arriving on a visit visa to seek employment. Now, all passengers arriving on visit or tourist visas will undergo strict profiling, including verification of funds and other information. Visitors engaging in tourist activities should provide information on their hotel accommodations, return tickets, and available funds.
Read More »Indian aviation industry rebounds, post-COVID traffic surges to 96% of 2019 levels in 2022-23
Minister of State, MoCA, Gen. (Dr) V. K. Singh (Retd) said, “Before Covid-19 pandemic, India was one of the fastest growing aviation market in the world. During the six-year period i.e. 2014-15 to 2019-20, Indian airports witnessed robust double-digit Compound Annual Growth Rate of 12.4% in terms of total passenger traffic. Post-Covid, Indian aviation industry is again on the growth trajectory and the total passenger traffic has recovered to the tune of 96% during 2022-23, as compared to pre-covid.”
Read More »Govt to expand existing airports and develop new ones expeditiously: Interim Budget
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stated that aviation sector has been galvanized in the past ten years. Number of airports have doubled to 149. “Roll out of air connectivity to tier-two and tier-three cities under UDAN scheme has been widespread. Five hundred and seventeen new routes are carrying 1.3 crore passengers. Indian carriers have pro-actively placed orders for over 1000 new aircrafts. Expansion of existing airports and development of new airports will continue expeditiously,” she added. This development will result into better connectivity, and more flight routes, which will eventually escalate the aviation industry and will significantly increase the number of tourist arrivals.
Read More »Government is all set to increase number of airports to 220 from current 148 in 5 years: MoCA
Addressing Wings India 2024, Minister of Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya Scindia stated that the government is all set to operationalise more than 220 airports from the current 148 airports in next five years, under PPP and low-cost model, fostering the development of states without any airport.
Read More »Employees at 7 German airports to go on strike; severe flight disruptions expected
The ver.di trade union has announced that employees at seven airports in Germany will go on strike for higher wages on February 17. Severe disruptions to all planned flights are expected. Airports in Dortmund, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Hanover, Munich and Stuttgart will all be affected.
Read More »80 new airports by 2025 would need 25,000 more hotel rooms: NOESIS
Nandivardhan Jain, CEO, NOESIS, has said, “If 80 new airports by 2025 come, then this will give a massive boost to the hospitality sector as there will be demand for 25,000 more hotel rooms in these markets. Subject to concerned authorities successfully managing to plan & build hospitality districts around these airports, the effective implementation of local tourism programs at these destinations will lead to an opportunity to create millions of job opportunities.”
Read More »94 AAI airports incurred losses in 2017-18: Suresh Prabhu
Airport Authority of India (AAI)’s 94 airports incurred losses in the financial year 2017-18, informed Suresh Prabhu, Union Minister for Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation, in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha recently. “The losses are mainly due to low revenue generation to meet the total expenditure of the respective airports,“ said Prabhu while citing the reason. AAI owns and manages 129 airports around the country. He further said that the authority has taken steps to enhance aeronautical revenue in the form of increase in tarrif at non-major airports and measures for commercial exploitation at some airports to increase the revenue and to reduce losses.
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