31 Indian cities to have 2 or more airports by 2040
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IBNS): Delhi and Mumbai will have three airports each by 2040 while 31 cities of the country will have at least two airports.
Hindustan Times cited a ministry of civil aviation report released on Tuesday at the Global Aviation Summit in Mumbai and said most big cities of the country are likely to be saturated over the next 10-15 years.
“In leading regions like Delhi and Mumbai even the second airports are likely to be saturated by 2040 and will require a third airport. India’s commercial airline fleet is likely to grow from 622 in March 2018 to around 2,359 in March 2040,” said civil aviation ministry official, quoting the “Vision 2040” document released by the ministry.
“India may have around 190-200 operational airports in 2040. The incremental land requirement is expected to be around 150,000 acres and the capital investment (not including cost of acquiring land) is expected to be $40-50 billion,” the official added.
The report says that the total investment, including upgrading existing infrastructure and building new airports in India till 2040 will cost around $40-50 billion, Hindustan Times added.
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