CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Investments worth Rs 2.3 Trillion expected for new greenfield airports in India by 2030: Praxis Report.

Detailed explanation-2: -India will have 1, 200 planes with 40 crore air travellers by 2027, and 220 airports by 2030 as Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia projected the country’s civil aviation sector to have a phenomenal and healthy growth in terms of passengers, aircraft and airports.

Detailed explanation-3: -To build an airport costs USD 30 million per 3 km runaway, as well as USD 500 per square meter (SQM) for an airport passenger terminal.

Detailed explanation-4: -The following year, 58.55% growth was seen as 167 passengers across domestic airports. In 2022-23 till October, 147 million domestic passengers have already travelled, 96.5% growth over the same period last year, Gen (Dr) VK Singh (Retd) said in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.

Detailed explanation-5: -India had 74 operational airports in 2014 and now in 2022 there are 140 operational airports. The government plans to take this number to 220 in next five years. That will be a target of opening 80 airports in a time period of five years boosting the connectivity in the country.