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COVER STORY
The aviation sector is
witnessing exponential
growth with 713 planes
flying out from 149
airports and plans to add
more than 70 airports
in the next five to seven
years. With a `100,000
crore capex plan and
leading carriers ordering
another 1000 new
aircrafts, to fly the Indian
& international skies, this
segment reflects a vast
potential for the cleaning
& facility management
services for 2024-30. The
air passenger traffic that
stood at six crores per
annum a decade ago has
grown by 130%. Rollout
of air connectivity to Tier
II, III cities under Ude
Desh ka Aam Naagrik
(UDAN) scheme has been
spread across 517 new
routes.
CO VER S T OR Y
Driven to meet Keerthana Sundar, Special
sustainability and ESG Correspondent, Clean
goals, the infrastructures of India Journal, interacts
the new modern airports with Rahul Bhatkoti,
have altered the dynamics Chief Airport Officer,
of regular upkeep of the Thiruvananthapuram
facility. Airport running International Airport
busy 24/7, also demands Ltd; Dhananjay
cleaning and facility Kumar Singh, Airport
management to engage Director, Jamnagar
smart technologies
and automation with Airport & Vishnu
only essential human Mohan Jha, Chief
interventions. Demand Airport Officer, Jaipur
for monitoring, auditing, International Airport
real time data analysis to understand their
and robotics have made it maintenance regime
possible for the cleaning put forth to enhance
and hygiene industry to passenger experiences.
create innovative products Know all about the
to meet the rising demand airports and airport-care
in this space. in the following pages.
Bring the common man into
flying space and sow seeds of
development in their lives. Make
the impossible possible.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi
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