India to Host Asia Pacific Ministerial Conference on Civil Aviation

India’s Turn to Host

India is all set to hold the second Asia Pacific Ministerial Conference on Civil Aviation, which will take place on September 11-12, 2024. According to reports, 39 Member States of the International Civil Aviation Organisation are expected to participate in the conference. Countries like Australia, Singapore, France, USA, UK, China, Vietnam, Indonesia, South Korea, Pakistan, Japan etc., are confirmed to participate in the event.

A Curtain Raiser event to announce the same was held in New Delhi on July 15, 2024, which was attended by big names in the aviation sector like union civil aviation minister and minister of state for civil aviation and cooperation.

Vikram Dev Dutt, director general, DGCA, said, “This region recorded the 33.41% of the global departures, which is the highest among all the regions in the world and it is indeed opportune that the second ministerial conference to consolidate Asia Pacific regional collaboration and co-operation to craft a futuristic vision in the region including a culture of innovation and a culture of safety is being held here.”

Talking of the conference, Salvatorre Sciacchitano, president, ICAO Council, stated, “We are expecting 4.5 billion passengers this year, which will growth to 11.5 billion passengers in 2050. Asia Pacific is a beacon of this growth with India shining as one of the fastest growing markets globally. This conference will be an opportunity to harness the potential of that growth building upon the foundation of regional collaboration forged through the Beijing Declaration in 2018. Together we will advance to make aviation travel sustainable, resilient and truly responsive to the evolving needs of our interconnected world.”

The first Asia Pacific Ministerial Conference on Civil Aviation was organised in 2018 in Beijing, China.