Civil Aviation Minister Addresses Parliamentary Consultative Committee of the Ministry; Says Air Passenger Traffic Shows Solid Growth

Minister of Civil Aviation Shri P. Ashok Gajapathi Raju has said that the Government is examining stakeholders' comments invited on the draft Civil Aviation Policy and holding detailed discussions with each segment of aviation industry such as airlines, helicopter and general aviation operators, cargo sector, airports sector etc. to arrive at solid measures required to quickly put the aviation industry back on its growth trajectory. The Minister was addressing the meeting of the Parliamentary Consultative Committee of Civil Aviation held in New Delhi today to discuss the draft Civil Aviation Policy. Shri Raju said India is witnessing a rapid growth in air traffic. Passengers carried by domestic airlines during 2013-2014 were 602.3 Lakh as against 576.5 lakhs during the corresponding period of previous year thereby registering a growth of 4.5%. He added that India's domestic passenger traffic has risen 7.4% in August, reflecting solid growth over the past two or three months. Latest IATA data shows that the growth is the second highest globally after Russia's 10%.