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ATCs may have to handle 130 crore flyers a year by 2047: Union Civil Aviation Minister
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- Union Civil Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu stated that India's air traffic controllers will need to manage over 130 crore air passengers annually by 2047. He announced a 3,490 crore modernisation fund for the Airport Authority of India to upgrade air navigation and automate systems. The article also notes that ATCs facilitated flights during a period when Pakistan closed its airspace, requiring alternative routes.
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CHENNAI: Union Civil Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu said on Tuesday that India’s air traffic controllers (ATCs) will have to handle over a fivefold increase in passenger numbers by 2047 as the country aims to grow from the current 24 crore air passengers annually to 130 crore passengers in the next two decades.
In a recorded message to controllers gathered in Chennai for the International Day of Air Traffic Controllers, the minister said the Airport Authority of India (AAI) has earmarked 3,490 crore to modernise air navigation infrastructure, including 1,532 crore for automating air traffic management systems. The minister said flexible use of airspace has saved an estimated 895 crore and nearly 1.95 lakh tonnes of carbon dioxide since August 2020.
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