Air and water transport In India
Kamal singh
Lecturer in Economics
GCCBA-42 , Chandigarh
• India has an extensive network of inland
waterways in the form of rivers, canals,
backwaters and creeks. The total navigable
length is 14,500 kilometres (9,000 mi), out of
which about 5,200 km (3,231 mi) of river and
485 km (301 mi) of canals can be used by
mechanised crafts.
• Freight transport by waterways is highly
underutilised in India compared to other large
countries. The total cargo moved by inland
waterways is just 0.15% of the total inland
traffic in India, compared to the corresponding
figures of 20% for Germany and 32% for
Bangladesh
Problem of Water Transports
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Inadequate Capacity
Inefficient performance of Indian Ports
Paucity of Funds
Working age of ships
Under developed container system
More operating cost
Competition with foreign countries
Air Transport
• Rapid economic growth in India has made air travel more
affordable. Air India, India's flag carrier, presently operates a fleet of
159 aircraft and plays a major role in connecting India with the rest
of the world.[Several other foreign airlines connect Indian cities
with other major cities across the globe.
• Kingfisher Airlines, Air India and Jet Airways are the most popular
brands in domestic air travel in order of their market share.These
airlines connect more than 80 cities across India and also operate
overseas routes after the liberalisation of Indian aviation. However,
a large section of country's air transport system remains untapped,
even though the Mumbai-Delhi air corridor was ranked 6th by the
Official Airline Guide in 2007 among the world's busiest routes.
• India's vast unutilised air transport network has
attracted several investments in the Indian air industry
in the past few years. More than half a dozen low-cost
carriers entered the Indian market in 2004-05. Major
new entrants include Air Deccan, Kingfisher Airlines,
SpiceJet, GoAir, Paramount Airways and IndiGo
Airlines.
• To meet India's rapidly increasing demand for air travel,
Air India recently placed orders for more than 68 jets
from Boeing for US$7.5 billion while Indian placed
orders for 43 jets from Airbus for US$2.5 billion
Main airline services in India
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Air India
Indian Airlines
National aviation Company of India
Pawan hans
Air Indian Express
Private Airlines
• There are more than 335 (2008 est.)civilian
airports in India - 250 with paved runways and
96 with unpaved runways and more than 20
international airports in the Republic of India.
The Indira Gandhi International Airport and
the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport
handle more than half of the air traffic in
South Asia
Air port Authority of India
• The Airports Authority of India (AAI) is an
organization working under the Ministry of
Civil Aviation\ that manages all the airports in
India. The AAI manages and operates 126
airports including 16 international airports 89
domestic airports and 26 civil enclaves. The
corporate headquarters(CHQ) are at Rajiv
Gandhi Bhawan, Safdarjung Airport, New
Delhi
New Liberalized Policy for Air
Transport
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1979 Open ski policy
Denationalization of air transport in 1994
Modernization of Indian Airports
Mergers of Air India and Indian Airlines in
2007 and formation of Air India and Mascot
“Maharaja”
• Airport Economic Regulatory Act 2008