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http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=112910 Aviation takes off, but may hit air-pockets <The boom in domestic traffic, however, brought to the fore the crumbling airport infrastructure in the country. The situation aggravated as traffic congestion coupled with delayed flights and take-offs, became a routine affair. Average delay of incoming flights at metro airports was as high as 25 minutes during peak hours with about a dozen arrivals flying an hour late. > <According to industry observers, the frenetic growth of low cost airline in the domestic sector is likely to continue unabated in 2006. While industry pundits project a long term growth of 5% on both the domestic and the international sector, **the civil aviation ministry expects a compounded annual passenger growth of 20% in the next five years.**> Mopa plans may be based on the 5% rate of growth over a 25-35 year period. What happens if Dabolim experiences the 20% growth rate projected by the Civil Aviation Ministry over the next 5 years? In yesterday's TOI there was a report about the effect of fog on increasing air traffic. One CEO was quoted as saying his Delhi-Goa Sahara flight was delayed by 9 hours on Christmas Eve. "All my plans to celebrate Christmas went haywire". HERALD had absolutely no reports about the effect of congestion at Dabolim (nor Goanet for that matter!). Are we to assume that all is fine at Dabolim -- or that we should be thankful for small mercies?! Bah! -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 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 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------
