The Government of India has given approval in principle to set up 21 greenfield airports across the country. Ten such airports have been commissioned so far, the latest of which is Manohar International Airport in Mopa, Goa, which was inaugurated on December 11 this year, Minister of State for Civil Aviation Lieutenant General (Retd) V K Singh told the Rajya Sabha. As of 2018, seven airports are operational: Pakyong (Sikkim), Kannur (Kerela), Kalaburagi (Karnataka), Sindhudurg (Maharashtra), Kushinagar (Uttar Pradesh), Orvakal (Andhra Pradesh) and Donyi Polo (Arunachal Pradesh). Manohar International Airport.
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) incurred costs of Rs 25.04 billion in 2017-18, Rs 42.97 billion in 2018-19, Rs 47.13 billion in 2019-20, Rs 43.50 billion in 2020- 21 and Rs 37.24 billion in 2021 -22 for construction of these airports.
During the pre-Covid period, in the year 2018-19, passenger numbers at airports across the country increased by 11.6% compared to the previous year, 2017-18. Passenger numbers fell during the pandemic. After Covid, the trend in the year 2021-2022 showed an increase of 63.7% compared to 2020-21, the minister said.
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