Centre Mulls Setting Up 100 Low-Cost Airports

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LUCKNOW: The government decided to set up 50 new low-cost airports this year and 50 next year, with an aim to give boost to civil aviation sector and increase air connectivity to tier-II and tier-III cities and also able to deliver on timeframe given by Prime Minster, said KN Srivastava, secretary, Union ministry of civil aviation at a conference held in New Delhi.


While inaugurating the ASSOCHAM's 6th international conference on Civil Aviation & Tourism, Srivastava said, "The state-owned airport operator, would set up the low-cost airports in 50 cities in Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Bihar, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Maharashtra."

"Civil aviation ministry has called a meeting of ministers and secretaries of states to finalize the policy of regional connectivity. The meeting is scheduled for September 10 in New Delhi," said Srivastava while addressing the media.

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