Jyotiraditya M Scindia enumerates the measures taken to mitigate congestion at Airports

Jyotiraditya M Scindia, Minister for Civil Aviation and Steel today said that congestion at different airports has been eased through systematic approach. Addressing the media here, he outlined the comprehensive measures being taken to mitigate the congestion at Airports. These measures came in response to the challenges faced during the previous festive season and aims to ensure a seamless and efficient travel experience for all passengers. MoS, Ministry of Civil Aviation Gen. Dr Vijay Kumar Singh (Rtd.), along with the Secretary, Civil Aviation Shri Vumlunmang Vualnam were also present on the occasion.

The Minister informed that the issue of Congestion at major airports had been witnessed during last year festive season/ Winter 2022, which became a cause of concern, as it took longer waiting time for passenger processing at various touch points. Taking immediate stock of the situation, he personally visited the Delhi Airport along with Senior officials of Ministry of Civil Aviation in December 2022 to inspect the arrangements at the Airport and directed for necessary augmentation of infrastructure. Simultaneously, other major Airport Operators like Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Kolkata, and Chennai were also directed to identify bottlenecks in passenger processing and augment their capacities to meet the growing passenger demands so that such congestion scenario does not recur in the upcoming festive season and during peak time. Subsequently, 10 more airports were identified in September '23, where the Airport operators were sensitized to take proactive measures to avoid congestion in future by augmenting capacities, wherever required. The Causes of Congestion were identified and mitigating action plan was formulated and put into action.