(a) the percentage growth of air traffic during the last three years and estimated growth in the current year;
(b) the estimated air traffic growth in the next three years as per estimate drawn by the Airports Authority
of India (AAI); and
(c) the steps taken by the AAI to build infrastructure to meet the growing demand of air traffic in future?
MINISTER OF THE STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION (SHRI PRAFUL PATEL)
(a) The percentage growth of aircraft movements & passenger traffic (both domestic & international)
during the last three years and the estimated growth in the current year (2009-10) are as under:
pre Year Aircraft movements Passengers
2006-07 28.6 31.4 2007-08 21.3 21.2 2008-09 -0.1 -6.8 2009-10 3.4 (estimated) -2.1 (estimated)
(b) The percentage growth of aircraft movements & passenger traffic (both domestic & international)
in the next three years from 2008-09 as estimated by Airports Authority of India (AAI) are as under:
Year Aircraft movements Passengers
2009-10 3.4 -2.1 2010-11 4.8 4.5 2011-12 4.9 5.3