How India's aviation sector become world-class
India is one of the world's fastest-growing aviation markets and South Asia's biggest, with 70% domestic travel. While more than 15 airlines have left India in recent decades, Rakesh Jhunjhunwala's Akasa Air provides fresh hope to our home sector. India's aviation infrastructure has developed multifold in the previous decade, and with world-class security, it hasn't had a big incident in years. On Independence Day 2022, we look at Indian Aviation's main accomplishments in the previous 75 years.
AAI is responsible for constructing, improving, and administering India's civil aviation infrastructure.
Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, and Hyderabad have some of the world's top airports. Delhi Airport is the country's busiest. Indian airports are praised for handling crowds whereas the world's major airports remain congested.
PM Narendra Modi's NDA administration launched RCS-UDAN to link Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities. AAI has approved 948 lines to improve regional connectivity, and almost half will be operational by 2022. Women airline pilots are one of India's aviation industry's main successes.
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02-2026
