AAI plans to invest Rs 17500 crore in 5 years to upgrade infrastructure
NEW DELHI . Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju in an interview with Indian Express said apart from the AAI-owned airports, development of state-owned Shirdi airport is in an advanced stage, while the Andhra Pradesh government is planning to build one in Visakhapatnam.
In terms of infrastructure, the total list of 400 airports will not be available. But 31-32 airports that are inactive are low-hanging fruits. So, some flights will start from there. Now, it’s a demand-driven scheme. So, airlines have to express seriousness in connecting that area. Once that is done, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) will restore the AAI airport, if they are non-AAI airports, the owners will have to restore it. Indianexpress