Air traffic in India

Regional Connectivity scheme will turn India into third largest aviation market: PM Modi

Accusing previous governments of having "no vision" for aviation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Saturday, said his government is working in a "mission mode" for expansion of the sector and has put in place the country's first integrated policy to tap the potential of small cities.

Oct 23, 2016, 11:18 AM IST

Domestic air traffic to soar 3-fold to 218 mn by 2025: Report

The number of air travellers in the country is slated to rise more than threefold to 218 million by 2025 from 70 million in 2015 and each metro requires a second greenfield airport to handle the traffic, a report says.

Nov 01, 2015, 12:26 PM IST