Competing with Changi & Dubai: How India aims to make its airports international transit hubs for South Asia
India is in the process of developing a national policy aimed at turning its airports into significant international hubsthat offer convenient single-point international connectivity throughout the South Asian region. To achieve this goal, the policy, pending cabinet approval, will focus on simplifying security and immigration processes at airports, allocating international flight rights, and constructing essential infrastructure.The objective is to enable airports like Delhi to become transit hubs that can compete with prominent international airports such as Dubai and Singapore'sChangi Airport, according to an ET report.Transit hubs essentially serve as central points for aggregating passenger demand from a wide area and providing multiple direct flights to major cities around the world...