Airports' saturated capacity may choke connectivity

Delays in airport development and capacity expansion at existing airports will choke growth, aviation industry executives and sector experts have warned.

Domestic traffic is growing at over 20% and airlines have ordered over 600 planes to take advantage of the high growth. But concerns are being raised about capacity saturation and a lack of vision at airports.

"There is no vision. The way the aircraft are being ordered, I do not know where the planes will be parked," said Rajeev Jain, chief executive officer of Mumbai International Airport Limited.

Mumbai airport itself is facing slot constraints and Navi Mumbai airport