AIRPORTS

April 2010
AIRPORTS April 2010

Contents

 Advantage India

 Market overview

 Investments

 Policy and regulatory framework

 Opportunities

 Industry associations

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ADVANTAGE INDIA
Airports April 2010

Advantage India
Air traffic in the country has grown substantially over the past few years with the gradual liberalisation of air
services and introduction of low-cost airlines.

The government is focussing on

Growing air India is one of the fastest-
developing airport
traffic growing economies in the
infrastructure in the country
world, and its share in
and is promoting private
international trade and tourism
participation and FDI. Government
High economic is increasing gradually .
focus on airport
infrastructure growth

Advantage
India
Raw material such as cement, steel
and iron are available in abundance. Easy availability Low-cost
Rising disposable income, together
India is the second-largest of raw material aviation for
with the introduction of low-cost
producer of cement (2008–09), the masses airlines, is making air travel
fifth-largest producer of steel affordable for a large section of the
(2008–09) and the largest producer Availability of skilled population. This is creating a
of direct reduced iron (2008–09) in demand for the development of
workforce
the world. airports across the country.

India offers a cost-competitive workforce for the development of airport infrastructure.

Sources: “Performance of Select Industries,” Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion

website, http://dipp.gov.in/industry/content_industries/index.htm /, accessed 25 January 2010; Ministry of Steel 2008-09 annual
reports
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AIRPORTS April 2010

Contents

 Advantage India

 Market overview

 Investments

 Policy and regulatory framework

 Opportunities

 Industry associations

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MARKET OVERVIEW
Airports April 2010

Airports – overview … (1/2)

Presently, India has 136 airports, of which 94 are owned by the Airports Authority of India (AAI). The
airports can be categorised as:

Airports Number
International airports, including joint venture airports 17
Domestic airports 79
Customs airports 8
Civil enclaves 24
Others 8

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MARKET OVERVIEW
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Airports – overview … (2/2)

• Of 136 airports in India, 82 are operational.

• In 2007–08, the international airports, together, handled about 80 per cent of aircraft movement, 88 per
cent of passenger traffic and 97 per cent of freight traffic.

• The responsibility of developing, financing, operating and maintaining all government airports in the country
rests with the AAI, which was established in 1994 under the Airports Authority Act.

• The remaining airports, which are not managed by AAI, are governed by the Aircraft Act, 1934.

Sources: Ministry of Civil Aviation 2007–08 annual report; “Airports,” Public Private Partnership in India, Ministry of Finance website,
http://www.pppinindia.com/sector-airports.asp, accessed 28 January 2010, Traffic News,” Airports Authority of India website,
http://www.aai.aero/traffic_news/mar2k8_trafficnews.jsp, accessed 28 January 2010; “Statistics,” Directorate General of Civil aviation website,
http://dgca.nic.in/, accessed 28 January 2010

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MARKET OVERVIEW
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Traffic handled - passenger traffic … (1/2)

• Passenger traffic handled by Indian airports Total passenger traffic handled

increased at a compound annual growth rate 120 116.9 40
108.9
(CAGR) of 17.4 per cent between 2003–04 and 31.5
100
2008–09. 21.8
23.6 30

Y-o-Y growth (%)

80 96.4
11.4 20

million
• The introduction of low-cost airlines, coupled 60 73.3 21.3 10
with rising disposable incomes in the 40 59.3
country, has resulted in a substantial growth in 48.7 -6.8
20 0
domestic passenger traffic, which increased at a
0 -10
CAGR of 19.2 per cent between 2003–04 and
2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09
2008–09.
Total passenger traffic Y-o-Y growth (%)

Sources: Ministry of Civil Aviation 2003-04, 2005-06, 2006-07 and

2007-08 annual reports; Ernst & Young analysis

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MARKET OVERVIEW
Airports April 2010

Traffic handled - passenger traffic … (2/2)

• International passenger traffic grew at a CAGR International and domestic passenger traffic
of about16 per cent during the same 100 87.1
period, backed by the growth of the tourism 90 77.3
industry and the government’s ‘Open Sky’ 80
70.6
70
policy. 60

million
51
50 39.9
32.1 31.6
40 29.8
22.3 25.8
30 19.4
16.6
20
10
0
2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09

International Domestic

Sources: Ministry of Civil Aviation 2003-04, 2005-06, 2006-07

and 2007-08 annual reports; Ernst & Young analysis

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MARKET OVERVIEW
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Traffic handled - freight traffic … (1/2)

• India has witnessed substantial growth in its Total freight traffic handled
international and domestic trade over the past 2,000 19.8 20
few years, which has resulted in a significant 1,715.0 1,697.0
1,550.9
increase in the freight traffic handled by 1,397.3 15

Y-oY growth (%)

1,500 1,280.3

‘000 tonnes
airports in the country. 1,068.4 10
1,000 11.0
10.6 5
• The freight traffic handled by Indian airports 9.1 9.1 -1.1
500
increased at a CAGR of 9.7 per cent between 0
2003–04 and 2008–09.
0 -5
2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09

Total freight traffic Y-o-Y growth (%)

Sources: Ministry of Civil Aviation 2003-04, 2005-06, 2006-07 and

2007-08 annual reports; Ernst & Young analysis

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MARKET OVERVIEW
Airports April 2010

Traffic handled - freight traffic … (2/2)

• International cargo traffic increased at a higher International and domestic freight traffic
CAGR of 13.4 per cent, as compared to a
CAGR of 10.9 per cent in the case of domestic
freight traffic. The share of international freight
in the country’s total freight traffic increased

‘000 tonnes
from 65 per cent in 2003–04 to about 67 per
cent in 2007–08.

Sources: Ministry of Civil Aviation 2003-04, 2005-06, 2006-07 and

2007-08 annual reports; Ernst & Young analysis

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MARKET OVERVIEW
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Traffic handled - aircraft movement … (1/2)

• Aircraft movement at Indian airports has Total aircraft movement

received an impetus from the introduction of
low-cost carriers and a liberalised aviation
policy.

Y-o-Y growth (%)

‘000
• Aircraft movement at Indian airports increased
at a CAGR of 15.4 per cent between 2003–04
and 2008–09.

Sources: Ministry of Civil Aviation 2003-04, 2005-06, 2006-07 and

2007-08 annual reports.; Ernst & Young analysis

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Traffic handled - aircraft movement … (2/2)

• International and domestic aircraft movement International and domestic aircraft movement
almost doubled during the same period.

‘000
Sources: Ministry of Civil Aviation 2003-04, 2005-06, 2006-07
and 2007-08 annual reports.; Ernst & Young analysis

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MARKET OVERVIEW
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Growth drivers … (1/4)

The growth in international trade and the Growth in exports and imports (US$ billion)
introduction of low-cost airlines has substantially 300.0
increased the quantum of traffic handled at 272.0
250.0 210.9
airports.

US$ billion
200.0 175.1
159.8
137.6 136.6
Growing international trade 150.0
104.4 95.1
119.1
• India’s airports handle about 30 per cent of the 100.0 78.2

country’s total trade in terms of value. 50.0

0.0
• Exports (including re-exports) grew at a 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09
CAGR of 19.56 per cent and imports at a CAGR
of about 27 per cent between 2004–05 and 2008– Exports Imports
09, driving the growth in traffic handled at the
airports.

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Growth drivers … (2/4)

Introduction of low-cost airlines and rising disposable income

• Rising disposable incomes, especially among India’s middle class, together with the introduction of
low-cost carriers, has positively the country’s aviation industry and necessitated further development
of airport infrastructure.

• The fleet size of scheduled domestic airlines increased from 184 in 2004–05 to 381 in 2007–08, of
which 235 belonged to private players.

Sources: “Statistics,” Directorate General of Civil aviation website, http://dgca.nic.in/, accessed 28 January 2010; “Policies,” Ministry of Civil Aviation
website, http://civilaviation.nic.in/, accessed 28 January 2010; “Data & Statistics,” Ministry of Finance website, http://indiabudget.nic.in/, accessed 25
January 2010

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MARKET OVERVIEW
Airports April 2010

Growth drivers … (3/4)

A growing tourism industry and favourable Foreign tourist arrivals (‘000)

government policies are promoting the 6,000
development of airport infrastructure in the 5,081.5 5,282.6
country. 5,000 4,447.2

3,457.5 3,918.6
4,000
Growing tourism industry:

‘000
3,000

• The Government of India (GoI) has been 2,000

actively promoting the country’s tourism
industry, which grew at a CAGR of 11.2 per cent 1,000
between 2004 and 2008. 0
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
• Domestic tourist traffic grew at a CAGR of
around 11.4 per cent to 562.92 million tourists in
2008, as compared to 366 million tourists in 2004.

• The share of foreign tourist arrivals by air

transport increased from 85.6 per cent in 2004 to
about 89.1 per cent in 2008. Delhi and Mumbai
airports together accounted for more than 50 per
cent of these arrivals.

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Growth drivers … (4/4)

Open Sky policy Foreign tourist arrivals by mode of transport (2008)

• The government is gradually liberalising air

services and is seeking increased traffic rights
under bilateral agreements with foreign
countries such as the UAE, Mexico, Thailand and
Germany. This has resulted in an increase in the Land 10.2%
number of flights operated by international Sea 0.7%
airlines, which necessitates the development of
Air 89.1%
additional airport infrastructure in the country.

Sources: “Statistics”, Ministry of Tourism website, http://www.tourism.gov.in/, accessed 28 January 2010; “Publications”, Secretariat for
Infrastructure, Planning Commission, website, www.infrastructure.gov.in/publications.htm, accessed 18 January 2010; Ernst & Young analysis

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MARKET OVERVIEW
Airports April 2010

Key trends … (1/2)

Backed by government support, private sector participation is gradually increasing in the sector.
Moreover, there is an increasing trend towards the use of non-scheduled airline services, which requires
upgrading of airport facilities to handle the growing traffic.

Increasing private • The government has recognised the need to involve private players in the development of
world-class airport infrastructure, based on the high growth in traffic handled at airports
sector in the past five to six years. With changing government policies, the involvement of private
participation players is gradually increasing in the sector.

Increasing use of • With growing business activity, there is an increasing demand for non-scheduled airline
services. In 2008–09, there were 99 non-scheduled airline operators with a combined fleet
non-scheduled of 241 aircraft as compared to 65 operators with a combined fleet of 201 aircraft in
airlines 2007–08.

Source: “Economic Survey,” Ministry of Finance website, http://indiabudget.nic.in/, accessed 27 January 2010

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Airports April 2010

Key trends … (2/2)

Airports are working towards enhancing their aeronautical and non-aeronautical revenue streams.

• Airport developers and operators in the country are charging user development fees
(with permission from the government to increase their aeronautical revenues. For
User development instance, the Delhi and Mumbai airports are charging an airport development fee (ADF)
fees to fund their expansion plans, while the Hyderabad and Bengaluru airports are charging a
user development fee (UDF) to fund the maintenance and management of facilities at
these airports.

• Indian airports have been trying to follow the SEZ-aerotropolis model, which focusses on
enhancing non-aeronautical revenues, including revenues from areas such as
Increasing focus on retail, advertising and vehicle parking. This provides the airport operator with a cushion to
non-aeronautical offset costs and funds for future growth and modernisation.
revenue streams • The introduction of low-cost airlines, which, in general, do not offer complementary
refreshment and sell a very limited variety of snacks and drinks, has given a boost to the
food and beverages retail segment at airports.

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MARKET OVERVIEW
Airports April 2010

Key players

Until recently, AAI was the only major player involved in the development and upgrading of airports in the
country. However, private sector players are now getting increasingly involved in the sector. Some major
private sector players include

Company/Group Major projects

Development of Hyderabad International Airport, modernisation of Delhi
GMR Infrastructure Ltd
International Airport

GVK Power and Infrastructure Ltd Modernisation of Mumbai International Airport

Siemens Development of Bengaluru International Airport

Larsen & Toubro (L&T) Development of Bengaluru International Airport

Unique Zurich Development of Bengaluru International Airport

Development of Simoga Airport (Karnataka) and Gulbarga Airport (Karnataka)
Maytas Infrastructure Limited
on the build, operate and transfer (BOT) mode

Sources: “Project search,” PPP India database website, http://www.pppindiadatabase.com, accessed 27 January 2010; “Greenfield Airport,”
Ministry of Civil Aviation website, http://civilaviation.nic.in/, accessed 29 January 2010
Note: This is an indicative list.

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AIRPORTS April 2010

Contents

 Advantage India

 Market overview

 Investments

 Policy and regulatory framework

 Opportunities

 Industry associations

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INVESTMENTS
Airports April 2010

Investments … (1/3)
Private sector investment
• Five international airport projects have been undertaken under the public-private partnership (PPP)
mode — the development of Cochin, Hyderabad and Bengaluru international airports and the
modernisation of Delhi and Mumbai international airports. Details of some of these ongoing projects
are provided in the table below

Project PPP type Cost Status Developer

Hyderabad International US$ 608.3 million (INR GMR Infrastructure
BOOT* Phase-I completed in March 2008
Airport 29.2 billion) (Phase-I) Ltd
Consortium led by
Bengaluru International US$ 514.6 million (INR
BOOT* Phase-I completed in March 2008 Siemens, L&T and
Airport 24.7 billion) (Phase-I)
Zurich
Modernisation of Mumbai US$ 2 billion (INR 98 Phase-I in progress (expected to
LDOT** GVK Ltd
International Airport billion ) (Phase-I) be completed by 2010)

Modernisation of Delhi US$ 1.9 billion (INR 89.8 GMR Infrastructure

LDOT** Phase-I completed in March 2010
International Airport billion) (Phase-I) Ltd

*BOOT: Build-own-operate-transfer, **LDOT: Lease-develop-operate-transfer

Sources: “Project search,” Public Private Partnerships India Database, (Department of Economic Affairs)
website, www.pppindiadatabase.com/Screens/frmSearch.aspx?AUTHORISEDUSER=N&ACTIONTAG=VIEW, accessed 19 January 2010;

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INVESTMENTS
Airports April 2010

Investments … (2/3)

Private players are also undertaking various greenfield projects.

Greenfield airport State PPP type Developer

Bijapur Airport Karnataka BOT Marg Ltd
Consortium of Maytas Infrastructure Limited and VIE India
Simoga Airport Karnataka BOT
Project Development and Holding
Hassan airport Karnataka BOOT Jupiter Aviation & Logistics Ltd
Consortium of Maytas Infrastructure Limited and VIE India
Gulbarga airport Karnataka BOT
Project Development and Holding

Government investment
• The government’s Eleventh Five Year Plan (2007–2012) has set aside a budget of US$ 1.9 billion (INR 93
billion) for the development of airport infrastructure.

• Projects involving the modernisation and expansion of Chennai and Kolkata airports, at an estimated
cost of US$ 376.7 million (INR 18.1 billion) and US$ 404.6 million (INR 19.4 billion), respectively, are
being undertaken by the AAI.

• Work at Kolkata Airport is expected to be completed by May 2010 and at Chennai Airport by January
2011.
Sources: “Greenfield Airport,” Ministry of Civil Aviation website, http://civilaviation.nic.in/, accessed 29 January 2010;
“Economic Survey 2009-2010,” Ministry of Finance website, http://indiabudget.nic.in/, accessed 10 March 2010
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Investments … (3/3)

• The AAI is also upgrading and modernising 35 non-metro airports in the country, including those at
Agra, Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Bhopal, Jaipur, Pune and Goa, at an estimated cost of around US$ 1 billion
(INR 46.6 billion).
• Of these 35 airports, nine have been already developed, while the remaining are likely to be
completed by 2010–11.

• The AAI is also developing airports in Northeast India, including Pakyong Airport (Sikkim) and airports
at Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh) and Cheitu (Nagaland).
• The development of Pakyong Airport in Sikkim is underway and is expected to be completed by
January 2012 at an estimated cost of US$ 64.5 million (INR 3.1 billion). Cheitu Airport in
Nagaland and Itanagar Airport in Arunachal Pradesh are at the approval stage.

Source: Ministry of Civil Aviation 2008-09 annual report; “Economic Survey 2009-2010,” Ministry of Finance
website, http://indiabudget.nic.in/, accessed 10 March 2010

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AIRPORTS April 2010

Contents

 Advantage India

 Market overview

 Investments

 Policy and regulatory framework

 Opportunities

 Industry associations

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POLICY AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
Airports April 2010

Policy and regulatory framework … (1/3)

The government is encouraging private investment in the sector and has taken the following policy
measures
• The government has approved the policy for greenfield airports in April 2008, to enable the
development of greenfield airports on the PPP mode.

• The Planning Commission has also developed a model concession agreement to enable state
governments to develop greenfield airports under the PPP mode.

• The government has allowed 100 per cent foreign direct investment (FDI), under the automatic
route, for greenfield airports.

• For existing airports, 100 per cent FDI is allowed. However, approval is required from the Foreign
Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) for FDI exceeding 74 per cent.

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Policy and regulatory framework … (2/3)

• The government has allowed 100 per cent tax exemption on airport projects for a 10-year period.

• It allows airport developers to charge passengers a development fee.

• The government is also in the process of setting up the Airport Economic Regulatory Authority
(AERA), which will approve tariffs for aeronautical services and also for monitoring the performance of
airports.

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POLICY AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
Airports April 2010

Policy and regulatory framework … (3/3)

Growth in the aviation sector is driving the need to develop and modernise the infrastructure at Indian
airports. Airport operators, including the AAI and private developers, receive airport development fees
from airlines, which contribute to their revenue stream. The government has implemented the following
policies to support growth in the aviation sector.

•FDI up to 49 per cent is allowed in the domestic airlines sector under the automatic route, but not in the
case of foreign airline companies. However, non-resident Indians (NRIs) can hold up to 100 per cent equity
in domestic airlines.

•The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MOCA) has raised the FDI limit in cargo airlines from 49 to 74 per cent.

•With the rise in fuel prices, the government has exempted the 5 per cent customs duty levied on jet
fuel, to help airlines reduce their operational costs. Some states, including Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan and
Maharashtra (excluding Mumbai and Pune), have reduced their sales tax on aviation turbine fuel (ATF).

•The government has also adopted an Open Sky policy, which attempts to increase the traffic rights (under
bilateral agreements) provided by foreign countries such as the UAE, Mexico, Thailand and Germany.

Sources: “Airports” Investment Commission of India website, www.investmentcommission.in/ports.htm, accessed 27 January 2010; Ministry of
Civil Aviation2008-09 annual report

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AIRPORTS April 2010

Contents

 Advantage India

 Market overview

 Investments

 Policy and regulatory framework

 Opportunities

 Industry associations

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OPPORTUNITIES
Airports April 2010

Opportunities … (1/3)

Airport development through PPP

• Under the Eleventh Plan, the government expects an investment of around US$ 6.5 billion (INR 309.7
billion) for the development of airport infrastructure. Of the total investment, more than two-thirds is
expected to come from the private sector. The break-up of the investment expected under the
Eleventh Plan is provided in the table below

Area of investment 2007–08 2008–09 2009–2010 2010–11 2011–12

Metro airports 574.6 573.3 552.1 525.0 503.3
Non-metro airports 146.0 153.3 172.9 190.6 216.5

Greenfield airports 248.6 320.6 382.1 522.5 693.1

North-east airports 17.7 19.6 21.5 23.5 25.8

CNS-ATM equipment 62.1 83.3 101.5 123.1 163.5
Total (US$ million) 1,085.0 1,150.2 1,230.0 1,384.8 1602.3

52.1 55.2 59.0 66.5 76.9

Total (INR billion)

Sources: “Publications,” Secretariat for Infrastructure, Planning commission website, www.infrastructure.gov.in/publications.htm, accessed 18
January 2010;

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OPPORTUNITIES
Airports April 2010

Opportunities … (2/3)

Airport development and modernisation

• The government is promoting private participation for the development of greenfield airports and
modernisation of existing airports. It is also working towards making existing non-operational airports in
the country operational.

City-side development
• The government is focussing on the city-side development of airports, including real estate and
commercial development. The city-side development of 24 non-major airports is being taken up by the
AAI under the PPP mode. These non-major airports include
Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Guwahati, Jaipur, Udaipur,Thiruvananthapuram, Lucknow, Madurai, Mangalore, Aura
ngabad, Khajuraho, Rajkot,Vadodara, Bhopal, Indore, Raipur,Visakhapatnam,Tiruchirapally, Bhubaneswar,Va
ranasi, Agatti, Dehradun, Ranchi and Dimapur. Moreover, the government has decided to lease out land
for the city-side development of 10 airports, including
Ahmedabad, Kolkata, Jaipur, Lucknow, Amritsar, Indore,Visakhapatnam, Hyderabad, Guwahati and
Bhubaneswar, in the first phase.

Airport connectivity
• The Ministry of Civil Aviation is focussing on improving connectivity to major airports. It has selected 12
airports in the first phase. These include the
Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Cochin, Coimbatore and the proposed
Navi Mumbai
Source: andAviation
Ministry of Civil Noida2008-09
airports.
annual report; “Economic Survey 2009-2010,” Ministry of Finance
website, http://indiabudget.nic.in/, accessed 10 March 2010

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Airports April 2010

Opportunities … (3/3)

Regional connectivity
The government is promoting the expansion of air connectivity between Tier II and Tier III cities and has
introduced a separate category of Scheduled Air Transport (Regional) Services. This is a significant
opportunity for the development of airports in small cities.

MRO facilities
The substantial increase in international air traffic and the growth in the fleet size of domestic airlines has
given India the opportunity to provide Maintenance & Repair Operations (MRO) services to these airlines.

Source: Ministry of Civil Aviation 2008-09 annual report

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AIRPORTS April 2010

Contents

 Advantage India

 Market overview

 Investments

 Policy and regulatory framework

 Opportunities

 Industry associations

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INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS
Airports April 2010

Industry associations

Airports Authority of India (AAI)

Rajiv Gandhi Bhawan, Safdarjung Airport,
New Delh–110 003
Phone: 91-11-24632950

Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)

Aurbindo Marg, Opp. Safdarjung Airport,
New Delhi–110 003
Phone: 91-11-24622495
Fax: 011-24629221
E-mail: dri@dgca.nic.in, dfa@dgca.nic.in

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NOTE
Airports April 2010

Note

Wherever applicable, numbers in the report have been rounded off to the nearest whole number.
Conversion rate used: US$ 1= INR 48

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