India’s aviation sector achieved a new milestone in 2017 with the number of domestic flyers topping 100 million.
All up, 117 million flew within the country last year, up 17% from 99 million in 2016, Times of India reported.
Market leader IndiGo continued its dominance with a 39.6% market share followed by Jet Airways (17.8%), Air India (13.3%) and SpiceJet (13.2%).
Aviation analysts said low crude prices over past three to four years enabled them to offer low fares, which led to a big jump in the number of people flying.
However, there are concerns about the ability of airports to cope with the growth, as most big airports — notably Mumbai and Delhi — are often cram-packed.
Smaller airports, mostly managed by state-owned Airports Authority of India, have not kept pace with the rise in traffic. They are overcrowded also, with poorly maintained terminals and check-in counters, as well as flight delays.
To Read the News in Full 24/01/18 Asia Times
All up, 117 million flew within the country last year, up 17% from 99 million in 2016, Times of India reported.
Market leader IndiGo continued its dominance with a 39.6% market share followed by Jet Airways (17.8%), Air India (13.3%) and SpiceJet (13.2%).
Aviation analysts said low crude prices over past three to four years enabled them to offer low fares, which led to a big jump in the number of people flying.
However, there are concerns about the ability of airports to cope with the growth, as most big airports — notably Mumbai and Delhi — are often cram-packed.
Smaller airports, mostly managed by state-owned Airports Authority of India, have not kept pace with the rise in traffic. They are overcrowded also, with poorly maintained terminals and check-in counters, as well as flight delays.
To Read the News in Full 24/01/18 Asia Times
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