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India to be among top 5 aviation markets
Saturday, March 27th, 2010India will be among the top five aviation markets in the world – both in terms of size and scale in the next five years, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel said.
Civil Aviation Minister foresees aviation sector recovery by 2011
Saturday, March 27th, 2010The second edition of India Aviation-2010 began at the Begumpet Airport here on Wednesday with Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel expressing optimism that the Indian civil aviation sector would see recovery by early 2011
Domestic airlines see 17% traffic growth in Feb
Saturday, March 27th, 2010Domestic air traffic continued to soar with airlines flying 39.15 lakh passengers in February, up 17% over the same period last year, suggesting a better financial outlook for the loss-ridden aviation industry.
Lower prices help lift fortunes at India’s troubled airlines
Sunday, January 17th, 2010Indian travellers are once more taking to the skies, raising hopes that ailing Indian air carriers – badly hit by a 5 per cent drop in passenger numbers in 2008 – could be poised for an improvement in fortunes.
India 9th largest aviation market in world
Tuesday, December 1st, 2009India has grown into the ninth largest aviation market in the world, with 29.8 million passengers travelling to and from the country during 2008, up 30 per cent from the previous year.