AIRPORT LICENCE
Govt makes licensing compulsory for airports
Most AAI airports meet ICAO norms
BY A CORRESPONDENT
March 18, 2006
Praful Patel, Minister for Civil Aviation has told the Parliament that
it will be mandatory for all airports in India to procure a license.
Most of the 97 airports owned by the Airports Authority of India (AAI)
meet the standards set up by International Civil Aviation Organization
(ICAO).
Additionally, steps are being taken to improve standards for those
that fall short, primarily due to non-availability of land adjoining
the airport boundary, uncontrolled development around the airport and
rapid growth of air traffic that creates crowd at terminal building
and car park area of various airports.
Of the 454 total airports and airstrips in the country, state
Governments own 158 airports, and the Ministry of Defence own 138. 61
airports/airstrips are privately owned.
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