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Hyderabad, March 10 -- Parking slots outside Hyderabad's Begumpet airport were only half filled on Friday, the second day of the biennial Aero Show, while on the tarmac inside, there were just over a dozen aircraft on display-a far cry from previous editions which used to have several rows of aircraft lined up.
The show, held in Hyderabad since 2008 and renamed Wings India for the current edition, was missing not just the civil aviation minister-till recently Ashok Gajapathi Raju-and Telangana chief minister K. Chandrashekar Rao, but also major international airlines, top officials of India's market leader IndiGo as well as state-run carrier Air India, which is also a sponsor of the event.
Also missing was a star attraction of the event-aerobatic displays that have over the years drawn large crowds of spectators.
"We were frankly expecting a better turnout at the show but were sort of disappointed to...