New Delhi, Adani Group's airports business head Arun Bansal on Friday called for open source and interoperable passenger processing systems at airports, saying that currently, there is a monopoly of vendors offering the systems.
Adani Airport Holdings Limited (AAHL) manages seven airports and is also developing Navi Mumbai Airport.
Bansal, CEO of AAHL, said passenger processing systems are not interoperable today.
"These vendors have a monopoly, and I really want Indian software developers to come forward and create a passenger processing system that is open source, open in nature," he said, adding that he will be working with regulators in this regard. Are working.AAHL is also collaborating with Indian software companies to develop an indigenous software stack for passenger processing systems.
When asked if the group planned to develop an open-source system, Bansal replied in the negative.
He said, "We are not planning to develop. There are many Indian software companies which are best in class. We are collaborating with them to develop indigenous software stack.,
Speaking on the sidelines of the CAPA India Aviation Summit 2024, Bansal also said that there is no need for any policy change with respect to open-source systems.
"There is no need for any policy change. The existing software players have made it a closed loop where you cannot mix and match, while the entire world is moving to open source," he said.
Currently, AAHL manages seven airports in Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Lucknow, Mangaluru, Jaipur, Guwahati and Thiruvananthapuram.
India is one of the fastest growing civil aviation markets in the world, and both domestic and international traffic is growing.According to the aviation consultancy firm, India's domestic air traffic is expected to grow by 6-8 per cent to 161 to 164 million in the current financial year, while international air traffic is expected to grow by 9-11 per cent to 75 to 78 million in the current financial year. . CAPA India said on Wednesday.
Adani Airport Holdings Limited (AAHL) manages seven airports and is also developing Navi Mumbai Airport.
Bansal, CEO of AAHL, said passenger processing systems are not interoperable today.
"These vendors have a monopoly, and I really want Indian software developers to come forward and create a passenger processing system that is open source, open in nature," he said, adding that he will be working with regulators in this regard. Are working.AAHL is also collaborating with Indian software companies to develop an indigenous software stack for passenger processing systems.
When asked if the group planned to develop an open-source system, Bansal replied in the negative.
He said, "We are not planning to develop. There are many Indian software companies which are best in class. We are collaborating with them to develop indigenous software stack.,
Speaking on the sidelines of the CAPA India Aviation Summit 2024, Bansal also said that there is no need for any policy change with respect to open-source systems.
"There is no need for any policy change. The existing software players have made it a closed loop where you cannot mix and match, while the entire world is moving to open source," he said.
Currently, AAHL manages seven airports in Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Lucknow, Mangaluru, Jaipur, Guwahati and Thiruvananthapuram.
India is one of the fastest growing civil aviation markets in the world, and both domestic and international traffic is growing.According to the aviation consultancy firm, India's domestic air traffic is expected to grow by 6-8 per cent to 161 to 164 million in the current financial year, while international air traffic is expected to grow by 9-11 per cent to 75 to 78 million in the current financial year. . CAPA India said on Wednesday.
