Biggest airport, after Mumbai, to come up at Mopa, Goa

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New Delhi : A joint team of the Airports Authority of India (AAI) and Commerce Logistics Department will visit Goa on May 7 & 8, 2018, to facilitate the development of cargo hubs at the new airport to be constructed at Mopa in Goa.

The team will meet Goa Chamber of Commerce and Industries to work together to leverage the advantages the state offers in terms of connectivity to the coastal belt of Western India. The four coastal states in the western part of the country: Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala and Goa, will benefit greatly from the biggest airport, after Mumbai, to be constructed at Mopa.

Union Minister for Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation Suresh Prabhu had announced last week that Goa will become a logistics hub of India after a second airport becomes functional in 2020 in the state. The two airports in Goa at Dabolim and Mopa, will help position the state as a logistic hub, according to a PIB release.

Mopa airport will have the capacity to handle 30 million passengers annually as well as cargo. The Minister stated that the cargo policy to be announced by the Government of India will help  contribute 40 % of India’s GDP from global trading. Dabolim airport will also be upgraded with an investment of about Rs 600 crore.