Indian aviation under strain

India's surge in passengers - 20 per cent growth in each of the last two years - is stretching the country's aviation infrastructure. Some 18 million passengers flew on internal flights, plus a similar number on international routes, in 2005.
Airports Authority of India executive director Sujan Kumar Saraswati forecasts the trend will continue for the next two to three years. "This traffic growth over the last couple of years is putting a lot of strain on both the aerodrome infrastructure as well as the air traffic services, in particular as a result of the increase in the number of aircraft movements."
Among urgent infrastructure needs, priority projects include construction of about 100 additional parking bays at key airports. "We are also upgrading air traffic procedures," says Saraswati.
16/10/06 Jane's, UK

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