NEW DELHI — Air traffic is booming in India, even though only a tiny fraction of its people fly each year, and manu-facturers are seeking lucrative deals at the flagship Aero India exhibition from Monday.
The International Air Transport Association will also hold its annual general meeting in June in New Delhi, the capital of the world's fifth-largest economy, another clear sign of India's market punch.The sustained growth of its economy and middle class have made India and its 1.4 billion people the third-largest air market in the world, after the United States and China.'India is the rising star of global aerospace,' said Remi Maillard, Airbus India and South Asia chief.
'A common man who travels in slippers should also be seen in the aircraft — this is my dream,' Modi was quoted as saying by the aviation ministry.The number of airports has more than doubled in the past decade — from 74 in 2014 to 157 in 2024, according to ministry figures. The government is pouring in millions of dollars and is promising to increase the numbers to be-tween 350 and 400 by 2047, the centenary of India's independence.
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