{Kumbakonam,TN} Gajapati Raju Assures Activation Of 10-15 Airports Next Year
Civil Aviation Minister P Ashok Gajapathi Raju said.10-15 airports would be activated by the next year,
Raju Told Reporters ,There are 31 or 32 unconnected airports and we are planning to activate some of them and 10 or 15 airports may be activated by next year,”
Raju, who arrived here enroute to nearby Marugur to visit the ‘samadhi’ of a freedom fighter, said the country was recording the fastest growth in the civil aviation sector in the world.
On cargo operations, he said there was good potential but the problem was several rates of taxes on fuel in different states.
“The major operational cost 45 per cent is fuel and tax problem is there. I have written addressing this to Chief Ministers of all the states,”
He said ,there was no corruption and scams in this regime.
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Gajapati Raju Assures Activation Of 10-15 Airports Next Year
Aviation Minister In Parliament,Shows Inability To Regulate Domestic Airlines
[New Delhi] Aviation Minister In Parliament,Shows Helplessness To Regulate Domestic Airlines
Indian Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju said today that “Airlines are like a horse. We can take them to the water but can’t force them to drink,” Raju said even though adequate infrastructure is in place, airlines are not flying to many airports
He said in Lok Sabha replying to demands for regular air connectivity to Mysore and some other places.
He said ,Airlines are reluctant to fly to many airports despite providing adequate infrastructure there, even as 32 airports have remained non-functional,
Raju said even though adequate infrastructure is in place, airlines are not flying to many airports
in the country.
There are 32 airports, under the Airports Authority of India, which are non-functional.
“Our constant effort is to increase the number of airports and regional connectivity,” he said during Question Hour.
Replying another question, the Minister said Civil Aviation Ministry has granted in-principle approval to 15 new airports including Mopa in Goa,
Navi Mumbai, Shirdi and Sindhudurg in Maharashtra,
Bijapur, Gulbarga, Hasan and Shimoga in Karnataka,
Kannur in Kerala,
Durgapur in West Bengal,
Kushinagar in Uttar Pradesh and
Pakyong in Sikkim.
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