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Covid-19 a Perfect Opportunity for Indian Airports to Stop Aping Western Models and Turn Atmanirbhar
News 18As the coronavirus pandemic wreaks havoc across the globe, aviation has emerged as one of the most impacted sectors. Consider these numbers: the Delhi airports final project cost was 3.8 times the initial estimate and in case of Mumbai, it was 1.7 times the initial estimate. Given the recent expansion at Benglauru airport estimated to cost in excess of Rs 10,340 crore and preliminary numbers being floated for Jewar and Navi Mumbai airports, a similar outcome may be assumed. Most recent estimates indicate that while investment in excess of $5.5 billion has gone into airports, 55-70 percent of total project costs for airport development spends have gone to terminal buildings. Up until the pandemic, we were witnessing the construction of luxury terminals with amenities to cater to the few but paid for by all; economy-class passengers paying for the lounges they do not use; terminals and terminal areas refurbished, demolished and relocated; commercial vehicles charged for accessing the airport because they use a short strip of road that now comes under the airport premises; private vehicles charged exorbitant amounts for parking — the list goes on.
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