During
the last 10 years, he said the compounded annual growth rate of
passenger traffic in India has remained approximately 15 per cent.
Domestic
traffic in the next 10 years in India is expected to touch about 180
million passengers per annum and international traffic is likely to
exceed 80 million, from the current 60 million and 40 million
respectively, he said.
Noting
that Airports Authority of India (AAI) has built modern and
state-of-the-art new terminal buildings in Kolkata and Chennai, Singh
said, "The government has approved 15 more airports under the greenfield
policy, with majority of them being under PPP
(Public-Private-Partnership) mode".
He
also said the passenger handling capacity in Indian airports has more
than trebled in the past five years, from 72 million to 233 million.
The AAI is upgrading and modernising 35 non-Metro airports in the country, Singh said.
"Our next focus is on providing air connectivity to remote and interior areas of the country by developing low cost airports
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