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India Aviation Conference to focus on enhancing air connectivity

By Sangeeta Saxena

Published: January 2014

New Delhi. The aviation sector of India which has seen a boom in the overall air traffic, marked by a giant leap in the number of operational aircraft has witnessed a rapid expansion of the airport networks across the country. It will be repetitive to say that private airlines in the aviation sector have not only boosted the countrywide air connectivity but also made air travel more accessible to all classes of citizens. As per the projections of the International Air Traffic Association (IATA), 2012-2016; by 2020, the airport network of India will be equipped to cater to 336 million domestic and 41 million international passengers which will eventually promote. India, which is the third largest country in the global aviation market is all set to emerge as one of the top five countries with the highest market for domestic air traffic globally, meets it’s Waterloo in providing connectivity to Tier II, III and IV cities. This is a sector which needs to be tapped. All eyes are on the forthcoming conference at India Aviation Summit to take some decisions on this lacking side of the booming sector.

Civil Aviation Industry experts and policy-makers from across the globe will meet again at the 4th edition of the India Aviation Conference on March 13, 2014 at Hyderabad during the India Aviation 2014 Show. It is a biennial event which is jointly organised by Ministry of Civil Aviation, Government of India and Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) at Begumpet Airport, Hyderabad to highlight the growing opportunities in Indian civil aviation sector and to provide a platform for deliberating upon the strategies to exploit the sector’s enormous potential.

The last edition, India Aviation Conference 2012, received tremendous response from international as well as national aviation industry and was a resounding success. It turned out to be the most stimulating forum for all segments in the civil aviation industry to remove the roadblocks in the path of developing India as a Civil Aviation Hub. The theme for the upcoming edition is ‘Enhancing Air Connectivity’ as the second phase of growth in Indian aviation is expected to come from Tier-II and Tier-III cities (first phase being experienced on account of opening up of airport infrastructure to private sector participation) in the coming years. As per estimates, the non-metro airports presently account for about 30 per cent of the total air traffic, which is expected to rise to 45 per cent in the next few years, representing vast untapped future market potential.