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NEW DELHI: Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia has urged domestic airlines to help set up an international civil aviation hub in India.
“Take risk, face volatility, India’s flag has to fly high in international airspace,” national dailies reported on May 25, quoting the minister.
The civil aviation ministry has been pitching for having more wide-body planes with domestic carriers so that they can operate more direct flights to international destinations.
Speaking at industry body’s Annual Session 2023, Scindia said the festival and winter seasons are expected to witness higher domestic air traffic demand and highlighted that efforts are underway to ramp up overall capacity.
After the coronavirus pandemic, the country’s civil aviation sector has witnessed a V-shaped recover, he said, adding that the traffic was around 6 crore in 2013-14 and rose to 14.4 crore in eight to nine years.
