Naidu to focus on aviation sector expansion

VIJAYAWADA: Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu met Union Civil Aviation Minister K Ram Mohan Naidu in Delhi on Saturday and reviewed the expansion of the aviation sector in Andhra Pradesh.

Speaking to mediapersons after the meeting, the Union Civil Aviation Minister asserted that the Chief Minister is committed to increasing the number of airports from the existing seven to 14. “It will require hundreds, and even thousands, of acres to set up airports. The Aviation Ministry is ready to study the feasibility and establish the airports if the required land is provided,” the minister said.