The union civil aviation minister Rammohan Naidu on Monday said that there are numerous plans by the Narendra Modi government to boost the airways in the country. Not only improving the services but will also increase number of airports. The minister said, “Domestic air passenger traffic in India is expected to reach 300 million by 2030 and the government is in the process of pumping around 11 billion dollars for the construction of new airports and the expansion of existing ones”. He was speaking at the conference held by the French Aerospace Industries Association.
Naidu said that India is expected and is on track to get 200 airports in 2025, while 200 more airports are expected to be developed in the next 20-25 years. “The aviation in India has taken various initiatives to position the country as a global aviation hub,” said Naidu. “By the end of 2030, the domestic air passenger traffic is projected to reach up to 300 million. Identifying this opportunity the government is in the process of pumping around 11 billion dollars for the construction of new airports and the expansion of existing ones,” added the minister who showed keen interest towards the mordenisation of airports.
The minister said that the work is taking place at a fast pace and people will soon the difference, from greenfield airports in unserved pockets to major modernisation projects in our existing metro hubs, we are on track to have 200 operational airports by 2025.
