New Delhi: There's good news for all flyers fed up with paying
prohibitively steep airport charges for using terminals at places like
Delhi and Mumbai. State-run Airports Authority of India (AAI) has
prepared a blueprint of low-cost or no-frills terminals that will allow
airports to come up across India and improve connectivity.
Aviation secretary Ashok Lavasa disclosed this at an industry-government interface organized by Economic Times along with the American Chamber of Commerce here on Wednesday. "The design of airports built in past few years have been rather ambitious. There is a lot of scope for cutting costs and conserving energy. The roadmap for no-frills airport is ready and that should help up achieve the objective of enhancing regional connectivity," Lavasa, an energy conservationist, said.
"India has as many as 464 airstrips, out of which less than 25% are controlled by AAI. Of this number with AAI, not all are operational. No frills and energy efficient airports will help us lower the cost of infrastructure. This way, we can optimally utilize our existing infrastructure (referring to hundreds of unutilized airstrips that can become functional airports by having a no frills terminal). Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked us to ensure maximum utilization of available infrastructure," the secretary said.
Read news in full 26/06/14 Times of India
Aviation secretary Ashok Lavasa disclosed this at an industry-government interface organized by Economic Times along with the American Chamber of Commerce here on Wednesday. "The design of airports built in past few years have been rather ambitious. There is a lot of scope for cutting costs and conserving energy. The roadmap for no-frills airport is ready and that should help up achieve the objective of enhancing regional connectivity," Lavasa, an energy conservationist, said.
"India has as many as 464 airstrips, out of which less than 25% are controlled by AAI. Of this number with AAI, not all are operational. No frills and energy efficient airports will help us lower the cost of infrastructure. This way, we can optimally utilize our existing infrastructure (referring to hundreds of unutilized airstrips that can become functional airports by having a no frills terminal). Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked us to ensure maximum utilization of available infrastructure," the secretary said.
Read news in full 26/06/14 Times of India
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