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Maha: Speakers outline key priorities into building airport ecosystems

Mumbai, June 5 (UNI) In the lead-up to the India Passenger Terminal Show (IPTS) 2025, a media roundtable was held here on Thursday, in which the participants offered critical insights into building airport ecosystems that are smarter, greener and future-ready.
The roundtable, hosted by Media Fusion under the theme “Reimagining Airport Passenger Infrastructure through Innovation, Technology and Sustainability,” brought together a distinguished panel of speakers: Joseph Gouda, Joint Director, Indian Revenue Service; Sumeet Suseelan, member, Ministry of Civil Aviation (AAC), Government of India; Geetha Priya G, Senior Director & Sector Head – Infrastructure & Airports, JLL India; Vikram Falodiya, Head – Terminal Operations, Navi Mumbai International Airport; Nitin Sharma, DVP – Business Development, dormakaba, and Taher Patrawala, Managing Director, Media Fusion LLC.
Discussions centred on India’s remarkable aviation trajectory—now the world’s third-largest domestic market, contributing 1.5 percent to national GDP and supporting 7.7 million jobs. Over the last decade, more than 85 airports have been developed, with a roadmap to scale that number to 350 by 2047 under the government’s Viksit Bharat vision.
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