-------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | Goanetters annual meet in Goa is scheduled for Dec 27, 2005 @ 4pm | | | |The Riviera Opposite Hotel Mandovi, Panjim (near Ferry Jetty/Riverfront)| | Attending.......drop a line to [EMAIL PROTECTED] | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- <Bad airport infrastructure is akin to a gathering storm that could take with it not just the aviation sector but the entire economy, and with it the nation's optimism, into rough weather.>[Avelino D'Souza]
What is appalling is that that those 'watching the radar screen' have this awful blindspot --- about military control of a big chunk of Indian aviation. Twenty five to thirty percent of Indian airports are civil enclaves at military airports. No one knows the extent of traffic accounted for by these civil enclaves. At minimum (i.e. excluding Mumbai and Delhi whom some believe, wrongly in my opinion, are miltary controlled) they must be a significant percentage of the total. What is even more scary is that the military seems blissfully unaware of the risks the country is running by a civil aviation sector that is "flying blind" thanks to them. There is no urgency in arriving at crucial decisions about airspace and military control. The former has been dragging on for months if not years. Recently we have all seen the chaotic effects of a combination of the old problem of fog (in Delhi) with the new problem of explosion in air traffic. Is the military waiting for a real disaster before taking up matters on a "war footing"? They seem to be like the deer caught in the glare of car headlights. The only difference is the passengers in the car are the ones at risk! What a pity! -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | | | | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --------------------------------------------------------------------------
