New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS)
The government on Monday said the country has become the ninth largest
civil aviation market in the world.
According to Minister of
State (Civil Aviation) G.M. Siddeshwara, the passenger traffic in the
country rose three-folds between 2006-2007 to 2011-12 fiscal from 72
million to over 220 million.
In a written reply to a
question in the Lok Sabha, the minister said that cargo handling
capacity rose from 0.5 million metric tonnes (MT) to 3.3 million MT in
the period under review.
"Connectivity to North East region also rose from 87 flights per week to 286 flights per week," the minister stated.
He said that during the
11th Five Year Plan period the fleet size of the domestic carriers has
increased from around 200 to 430 aircraft.
"As per estimates given
by the scheduled domestic operators in the country, airlines in India
are expected to add around 370 aircraft to their fleet by financial year
2016-17," the minister added.
- Source: http://ianslive.in
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