The Hindu Business Line : Modernisation of airports to boost job generation

THE development of two new airports and the modernisation of around 40 others across the country is expected to create 50,000-60,000 jobs, according to analysts and aviation experts.

This includes direct and indirect jobs as well those generated in allied areas.

The company setting up the new airport at Hyderabad, scheduled to be operational by 2008, is expected to have about 500 employees on its rolls besides creating opportunity for about 3,000.

Contrary to fears of job losses, the modernisation of Mumbai and Delhi airports would eventually add more numbers, said Mr Kapil Kaul, CEO, Centre for Asia-Pacific Aviation (CAPA), an aviation research and consultancy agency.

Master plan

The master plan submitted for the development of Delhi airport envisages that the capacity utilisation of the airport would increase from 13 million passengers currently handled to more than 120 million, he said.

This expansion would call for employment of many more personnel, Mr Kaul said.

An official at the Airports Authority of India here said the majority of new jobs would arise in activities indirectly related to aviation such as in the retail outlets in the new terminals. With expanded cargo-handling capacity, more agents and transporters would find jobs. Similarly, MROs (maintenance, repair, overhaul organisations) and development of the IT backbone would call for more hands.

A leading executive search organisation anticipates that airport operating companies would soon enter the jobs market to shop for professionals with project management, finance, marketing, and franchising skills.

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