<p> Driven by a strong passenger traffic growth, India is poised to become one of the largest aviation markets in the world, according to a global body of airports.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The Airports Council International (ACI) said that major commercial airports in China, India and Korea remained the major driving forces for the robust air passenger growth in the Asia-Pacific region.<br /><br />“India is also poised to be one of the largest aviation markets in the world in the years to come. The combination of a move towards a more liberalised market for aviation, coupled with stronger economic fundamentals, helped the country become one of the fastest- growing markets in the world,” ACI said in a release.<br /><br />In June, passenger traffic grew 9.9% in the Asia-Pacific region, higher than 8.8% year-to-date growth rate.<br /><br />As per ACI, international and domestic passenger traffic were strong during the first half of 2016 at 10.1% and 8.2%, respectively.<br /><br />“Major commercial airports in China, India and Korea remained the major driving forces for the robust air passenger growth in the region (+12.1%, +17% and +14.1%, respectively),” the release said. “A 20.6% increase in domestic passenger traffic in India is worth a special note,” it added.<br /><br />ACI also said Delhi airport saw a significant growth of 21.5% in June or “+4.75 million passengers year-to-date”. Seoul’s Incheon airport saw a growth of +13.7% or +3.34 million passengers year-to-date, among others.<br /><br />“India posted a robust 9.6% increase in total freight for the first six months of 2016, consisting of 4.1% growth in domestic freight and 10.5% growth in international freight,” ACI noted.<br /><br />Total air freight traffic in Asia-Pacific picked up at 5.9 % in June.<br />“At the individual airport level, the highest growth in air freight was observed at Guangzhou (+6% or +43,950 tonnes year-to-date), Singapore (+4.4% or +40,600) and Delhi (+10.6% or +39,620),” the release said.<br /><br />Founded in 1991, ACI is the trade association of the world’s airports. ACI served 592 members operating 1,853 airports in 173 countries as on January this year. <br /></p>
<p> Driven by a strong passenger traffic growth, India is poised to become one of the largest aviation markets in the world, according to a global body of airports.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The Airports Council International (ACI) said that major commercial airports in China, India and Korea remained the major driving forces for the robust air passenger growth in the Asia-Pacific region.<br /><br />“India is also poised to be one of the largest aviation markets in the world in the years to come. The combination of a move towards a more liberalised market for aviation, coupled with stronger economic fundamentals, helped the country become one of the fastest- growing markets in the world,” ACI said in a release.<br /><br />In June, passenger traffic grew 9.9% in the Asia-Pacific region, higher than 8.8% year-to-date growth rate.<br /><br />As per ACI, international and domestic passenger traffic were strong during the first half of 2016 at 10.1% and 8.2%, respectively.<br /><br />“Major commercial airports in China, India and Korea remained the major driving forces for the robust air passenger growth in the region (+12.1%, +17% and +14.1%, respectively),” the release said. “A 20.6% increase in domestic passenger traffic in India is worth a special note,” it added.<br /><br />ACI also said Delhi airport saw a significant growth of 21.5% in June or “+4.75 million passengers year-to-date”. Seoul’s Incheon airport saw a growth of +13.7% or +3.34 million passengers year-to-date, among others.<br /><br />“India posted a robust 9.6% increase in total freight for the first six months of 2016, consisting of 4.1% growth in domestic freight and 10.5% growth in international freight,” ACI noted.<br /><br />Total air freight traffic in Asia-Pacific picked up at 5.9 % in June.<br />“At the individual airport level, the highest growth in air freight was observed at Guangzhou (+6% or +43,950 tonnes year-to-date), Singapore (+4.4% or +40,600) and Delhi (+10.6% or +39,620),” the release said.<br /><br />Founded in 1991, ACI is the trade association of the world’s airports. ACI served 592 members operating 1,853 airports in 173 countries as on January this year. <br /></p>
