The IATA today appealed to the Narendra Modi-led government to slash taxes, restrain private airport operators from levying high charges and relax "excessive" regulations in the aviation industry to maximise India's full potential to generate economic growth.
"You are a great country, a sleeping economic giant. You have great opportunities and capabilities that very few countries have. But unfortunately, the previous administration did not make the maximum use of the hidden Indian potential," Akbar Al Baker, CEO of Qatar Airways who is the President of the 70th International Air and Transport Association (IATA) assembly being held here said.
"I was very touched to hear the speech of Prime Minister Modi when he said that if each Indian takes one step forward, that will be 1.2 billion steps and this really is correct for India.
"And for the aviation industry in India, the potential is so huge that even if you allotted capacity to every airline that is applying to fly to India, you will still have load factors in excess of 80 per cent.
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