Mumbai: Air traffic management is an "urgent issue" in the metros due to economic growth and the challenge is to be efficient while ensuring safety, Maharashtra Governor C Vidyasagar Rao said today.
"The challenge is to cope with increasing traffic, increasing connectivity and the need to attain higher level of efficiency along with enhanced safety," said Rao, who was sworn in as the Governor of the state last month.
"Air traffic management has become an urgent issue to be addressed at the metro airports," he said.
Rao was addressing a seminar to kick-off the 50 years celebration of ATC Guild of India here.
There are 2,345 air traffic controllers manning the domestic skies at present, the Guild said.
18/09/14 PTI/Economic Times
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"The challenge is to cope with increasing traffic, increasing connectivity and the need to attain higher level of efficiency along with enhanced safety," said Rao, who was sworn in as the Governor of the state last month.
"Air traffic management has become an urgent issue to be addressed at the metro airports," he said.
Rao was addressing a seminar to kick-off the 50 years celebration of ATC Guild of India here.
There are 2,345 air traffic controllers manning the domestic skies at present, the Guild said.
18/09/14 PTI/Economic Times
