Minister of State for Civil Aviation Hardeep Singh Puri said that the aviation sector will provide win-win opportunities for not just players within the country but also abroad.

Launching the Curtain Raiser Video for "Wings India 2020", the minister said this, adding that privatisation will strengthen the civil aviation sector and will contribute towards its massive expansion.

"India, being the third largest domestic Civil Aviation market in the world and showing a robust growth, is poised for greater heights. With the kind of fleet expansion underway, India will soon have about 2000 civil aviation aircrafts in the sky, we will be doubling the number of airports with Airports Authority of India (AAI) readying to invest more than Rs.25,000 crore in Airport infrastructure and we have a structured privatisation program in place" said Puri.

Wings India 2020, a flagship event of Indian Civil Aviation industry will be held at Begumpet Airport, Hyderabad from 12-15 March 2020.

Also present at the event was the Guest of Honour, Mr K T Rama Rao, Minister for IT, Electronics & communication Department, Government of Telangana and Mission of Heads in India of Various foreign countries among other senior officers of Ministry of Civil Aviation.

Speaking at the event, KT Rama Rao, Minister for IT, Information Technology, Electronics & Communications Department, Government of Telangana said "We are delighted to get the opportunity to host Asia's largest civil aviation event in Hyderabad, a city which has the potential to become an aviation hub for sector in the coming years. We are sure that the exhibition of such prestigious stature will give adequate stimulus to the local economy".

Earlier, welcoming the dignitaries, Mr Pradeep Singh Kharola, Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation, Government of India said that the summit aims to bring all players, facilitators and regulators of aviation fraternity under one roof to explore opportunities together.

It's a platform for all civil aviation sector stakeholders to achieve greater synergies; learn from best practices of each other.

Wings India 2020 is also Asia's largest and most popular gathering in the industry. Organized by Ministry of Civil Aviation, AAI and FICCI the event is expected to attract top leaders, special invitees in foreign ministers for civil aviation and global CEOs, suppliers, strategic partners, organizations and the media.