Mumbai: Pitching for more flights to non- metro and smaller cities from major airports in the country, Air Deccan chief Capt G R Gopinath has said that such connectivity will lead to faster economic development of backward areas in the country.
He also said that there is need to connect cities with a state's capital to tap the daily traffic that takes place on account of business and official work.
"Regional towns are the backbone of India's economy and are going to be the engines of growth going forward. However, it can't happen unless there is connectivity of all sorts, including air connectivity," Capt Gopinath said.
Citing the example of Mumbai, Capt Gopinath said more than 60 per cent of the flights from Mumbai airport are to Delhi, Chennai, Bengaluru, Kolkata and other big cities and international destinations and this need needs to be balanced.
"Major airport operators across the country should allocate at leas 25 per cent of their slots for regional routes as this will support the government's all-round development programme," he said.
Observing that there are enterpreneuers, government officials and individuals who usually come to the state capital from smaller cities for business and official work at present by time-consuming road and rail transport, he said demand for air travel can be generated if people have such a connectivity.
24/12/17 PTI/Economic Times
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He also said that there is need to connect cities with a state's capital to tap the daily traffic that takes place on account of business and official work.
"Regional towns are the backbone of India's economy and are going to be the engines of growth going forward. However, it can't happen unless there is connectivity of all sorts, including air connectivity," Capt Gopinath said.
Citing the example of Mumbai, Capt Gopinath said more than 60 per cent of the flights from Mumbai airport are to Delhi, Chennai, Bengaluru, Kolkata and other big cities and international destinations and this need needs to be balanced.
"Major airport operators across the country should allocate at leas 25 per cent of their slots for regional routes as this will support the government's all-round development programme," he said.
Observing that there are enterpreneuers, government officials and individuals who usually come to the state capital from smaller cities for business and official work at present by time-consuming road and rail transport, he said demand for air travel can be generated if people have such a connectivity.
24/12/17 PTI/Economic Times
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