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Question
What are the problems of Air Transport?
Solution
(i) Heavy air traffic at the major airports has increased the hazards of air travel. When many airlines await clearance for landing and taking off, the airports get heavily crowded and this makes traffic control more difficult.
(ii) Terrorism, hijackings, sabotage, are becoming more common due to politics. Steps are being taken to control them.
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