Emerging as a stand-out performer, India witnessed the highest growth of
23.3 per cent in domestic air travel demand worldwide in 2016 twice
that of neighbouring China, according to IATA.
The global airlines' grouping today said domestic India market topped the growth chart for the second year in a row with passenger volumes surging twice as that of China.
"Domestic air travel rose 5.7 per cent in 2016. Capacity rose 5.1 per cent and load factor was 82.2 per cent, up 0.5 percentage points over 2015.
"All major markets except Brazil showed growth, but India and China, with RPK expansion of 23.3 per cent and 11.7 per cent, respectively, were the stand-out performers," the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said.
Revenue Per Kilometre (RPK) is a measure of passenger volumes.
Both India and China have been underpinned by additional routes and increasing flight frequencies, the grouping said, while adding that the latter is likely to continue this year.
To Read the News in Full 02/02/17 PTI/DNA
The global airlines' grouping today said domestic India market topped the growth chart for the second year in a row with passenger volumes surging twice as that of China.
"Domestic air travel rose 5.7 per cent in 2016. Capacity rose 5.1 per cent and load factor was 82.2 per cent, up 0.5 percentage points over 2015.
"All major markets except Brazil showed growth, but India and China, with RPK expansion of 23.3 per cent and 11.7 per cent, respectively, were the stand-out performers," the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said.
Revenue Per Kilometre (RPK) is a measure of passenger volumes.
Both India and China have been underpinned by additional routes and increasing flight frequencies, the grouping said, while adding that the latter is likely to continue this year.
To Read the News in Full 02/02/17 PTI/DNA
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