Letter to BS: Major airports are battling increasing passenger transit

Despite constant expansion, major airports are battling increasing passenger transit. Even tier-II airports are not untouched. While airport authorities keep trying to improve the infrastructure and systems to keep up with the passenger rush, crowding does affect the performance of aircraft as well. Today we enjoy a safety rating which is higher than the US according to the Federal Aviation Administration but the problems being faced by Air India and now Jet Airways are portents of a dangerous future.

The industry is ordering a large number of new aircraft in anticipation of more passengers taking to air travel and in the