In a press conference held today at the Press Information Bureau (PIB) headquarters, Union Minister for Civil Aviation, Jyotiraditya Scindia, revealed comprehensive plans to transform airport infrastructure across key cities in India. Scindia said, “We decided to take the 6 metros in phase 1 across our country and look at the capacity creation across the 6 airports. And in the 2nd phase in addition to the 6 metro city airports we took 10 additional airports that experienced congestion. And those very clearly were Bhubneshwar, Chandigarh, Goa, Patna, Guwahati, Lucknow, Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Trivandrum and Kochi”. The minister announced the upcoming inauguration of new terminal buildings in Lucknow, Guwahati, and Patna, aimed at enhancing passenger experience and accommodating the increasing demand for air travel in these regions. These terminals are set to become operational soon, promising state-of-the-art facilities for travellers. Scindia said, “The airport performs that role of an intermediator between the value chain of the customer and the service provider. Apart from one or two exceptions generally the airport is a monopoly because you have a single point of call of entry in a particular city, therefore it is incumbent on the service provider or airport to be able to provide that facility” However, the highlight of the minister’s announcement was the unveiling of ambitious projects.
