Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia today said, in the next five years, India will have 200 to 220 more airports, heliports, and water aerodromes.&nbsp; Addressing media in New Delhi on the nine years of&nbsp; Government's Seva, Sushasan, and Garib Kalyan focusing on the Aviation sector, the Minister said, the number of airports, heliports, and water aerodromes which was only 74 till 2013-2014 in 68 years after the independence, the number in the last nine years has reached 148 registering 100 percent.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Speaking about the growth of domestic air traffic, Mr Scindia informed that the number of domestic passengers which was only 6 crore in 2013-24, has now increased to 14.50 crore registering a growth of 130 percent in the last nine years. He said, the number of international air traffic also increased by 50 percent to 7 crore passengers. Mr Scindia said that the Indian Civil Aviation is the third-largest aviation market in the world. The Civil Minister added that in the last nine years, the number of greenfield airports has also increased from 3 to 14.&nbsp;</span>
News On AIR | June 7, 2023 5:13 PM
Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia says India will have 200-220 more airports, heliports, and water aerodromes in next five years