Government Plans 50 New Airports, Aims to Make Delhi a Global Aviation Hub: Aviation Minister at WEF

DAVOS: Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu, on the sidelines of World Economic Forum (WEF) 2025, stated that the government wants to build 50 more airports, highlighting that the intention is to make Delhi a major international aviation hub. Speaking exclusively to ANI, Aviation Minister said, "We want to build 50 more airports in the coming 5 years, so we are trying to look at international partnership so that new technologies, new ways of Passenger services can all be brought into our country also.'

He further added, "We are trying to speak to the aircraft operator and also kind of facilitate for more transit network in the airport itself and we have a plan that within 2 years we want to establish Delhi as a major international aviation hub."

He outlined plans to establish Delhi as a key aviation hub within two years, stating, "We are speaking to the airlines, speaking to other countries, how we can support this kind of aviation hub, and there has been a lot of interest in that area also."

India's aviation industry has emerged as the fastest-growing sector over the past decade, achieving an annual growth rate of over 10 percent, the Minister said.

Naidu remarked, "We have become the 3rd largest domestic aviation network. Now the whole world is looking at India on how to improve their own aviation networks." (ANI)

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