India replaces Brazil which now stands in 4th place followed by Indonesia with 5th rank
Aviation analytics firm OAG has compiled data that shows that India has now become the world’s third-largest domestic aviation market after the U.S. and China, as airlines such as IndiGo and Air India have expanded their fleet size to cater to the surge in air passengers.
The data show India’s domestic airline capacity doubled in the last 10 years from 7.9 million seats in April 2014 to 15.5 million in April 2024 to surpass Brazil and Indonesia and move up from the 5th position.
India has replaced Brazil, which now stands at the fourth place with 9.7 million airline seats followed by Indonesia in fifth rank with 9.2 million.
India has also posted the highest annual average capacity growth rate of 6.9 percent over the last decade among the top five countries, followed by China at 6.3 percent and the US at 2.4 percent.
IndiGo and Air India, which together have more than 1,000 planes on order, account for 9 of 10 domestic seats in the country.
According to OAG, India’s transition to low-cost carriers (LCCs) has been the sharpest among the top five.
In April 2024, LCCs accounted for 78.4 percent of Indian domestic capacity, followed by Indonesia at 68.4 percent, Brazil at 62.4 percent, the US at 36.7 percent, and China at 13.2 percent.
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This is all good. they should also take of maintenance and safety of Aircraft which is neglected because of the incidents reported. one major accident people loose trust.