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selecta · Member Joined: 24 Dec 2006 Posts: 813 Location: ORD

...IN THE YEAR 2007

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tayaramecanici · Member Joined: 03 Jan 2007 Posts: 648

14. MODERNISATION OF DELHI AND MUMBAI AIRPORTS
The International airports in Delhi and Mumbai have been restructured and are being modernised through Private sector participation. The construction of first phase of Delhi airport started in January 2007 and is likely to be completed by March 2010. The cost of first phase of development is about Rs. 8,890 crores approximately. The construction work of Mumbai airport also started in January 2007. The airport will be saturated by 2014 with capacity of 40 million passengers per annum. The cost of development is Rs. 7000 crores approximately.

15. CONSTRUCTION OF AN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AT NAVI MUMBAI.

Government of India has given “in-principle” approval for the setting up of a Greenfield airport through Public Private Partnership (PPP) at Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra subject to certain conditions. The Ministry has set up a Steering Committee under the Chairmanship of Secretary, Civil Aviation and comprising of officials of the State Government, Ministry of Civil Aviation, City & Industries Development Corporation of Maharashtra Limited (CIDCO) and Airports Authority of India was set up during the year 2007 to monitor the implementation. Three meetings of the said Committee were held.

Can some show me in this MoCA PIB release on const of NAVI MUMBAI airport where is it written that the airport will be ready by a said date or if it will be ready at all ?

I am surprised there is no mention of Pune or Chakan too, in the section on non-metro airports

6. INTERNATIONAL OPERATION BY PRIVATE SCHEDULED AIRLINES ON INDIA-GULF SECTOR

The Government has decided to open the India-Gulf route to eligible private schedule carriers with effect from 1st January, 2008. Jet Airways has been permitted to operate international services to certain destinations in the Gulf region from 1st January, 2008.

Note the plural in the headlines AIRLINES AND then the muppets go on to mention Jet only. what a farce.....

Does this PIB sound like it has something new to offer, most of the so called major achievements were initiated in the NDA govt of Pratap Rudy i.e. Airports Pvt, 5yr policy for Intl travel, regulatory authority. Its now close to 4yrs of UPA rule with PP in the MoCA, can anyone highlight the achievements of Indian aviation under his rule apart from the soaring 9W ( that has gobbled Sahara, probably stuck in its throat right now ) and IT ( ditto with DN ).

sammyk · Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2007 1:57 am Post subject:

tayaramecanici · Member Joined: 03 Jan 2007 Posts: 648

sammyk · Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2007 3:49 am Post subject:

I think you're just trying to nitpick their statement for the sake of finding some flaw. They made a general statement that airlines eligible to fly to the Gulf will be able to do so on January 1st. They only mention Jet because they happen to be the only eligible airline at that point and will be the first to do so. Maybe if Mr. Mallya started his airline 15 years ago he could have been mentioned too.

Suppose they said "airline"? Then you'll hear people saying what about KF/DN who will be allowed later in the year which happens to be post January 1st.

Jaysit · Member Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 4346

tayaramecanic says

For a individual working in aviation in India since 1989, i find anything associated with 9W with a degree of suspicion.

Well, to make it big in India, all companies have to play a dirty political game. The TATAs did, the Birlas did, Reliance has to, even the local Bania selling odds and ends at the street corner must. Its an unfortunate reality, one that most Indians have learned to accept.

That having been said, most Indians (and non-Indians) have come to associate 9W with great service, modern planes, professionalism and value for money. Its a far cry from IC and AI.

tayaramecanici · Member Joined: 03 Jan 2007 Posts: 648