Mumbai: International Air Transport Association is not in favour of
civil aviation ministry proposal to develop a second airport in New
Delhi capital region until the existing Delhi airport reaches
saturation.
Last week the civil aviation ministry gave its nod to to construct second airport for Delhi. The proposal would be sent to the union cabinet for approval, minister of state for civil aviation Mahesh Sharma said last week. The second airport is likely to come up in Jewar in Noida which happens to be Sharma's Lok Sabha constituency.
However IATA which represents over 250 airlines globally, has given a thumbs down to this plan.
"In general the preferred option is to have a single airport serving a particular city. Having a single airport will grow Delhi as an aviation hub as it makes it convenient for passengers making flight connections. Airlines can focus all their resource in one location. And there would be greater efficiencies in not having to duplicate services, as in the case of air traffic control and the fire services," IATA spokesperson Albert Tjoeng said in an email response.
Read news in full 01/07/15 Aneesh Phadnis/Business Standard
Last week the civil aviation ministry gave its nod to to construct second airport for Delhi. The proposal would be sent to the union cabinet for approval, minister of state for civil aviation Mahesh Sharma said last week. The second airport is likely to come up in Jewar in Noida which happens to be Sharma's Lok Sabha constituency.
However IATA which represents over 250 airlines globally, has given a thumbs down to this plan.
"In general the preferred option is to have a single airport serving a particular city. Having a single airport will grow Delhi as an aviation hub as it makes it convenient for passengers making flight connections. Airlines can focus all their resource in one location. And there would be greater efficiencies in not having to duplicate services, as in the case of air traffic control and the fire services," IATA spokesperson Albert Tjoeng said in an email response.
Read news in full 01/07/15 Aneesh Phadnis/Business Standard
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