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India likely to surpass China in air passenger traffic growth rate in 2026: ACI
Apr-17-2025

The Airports Council International (ACI) in its latest report has projected that India is likely to surpass China in air passenger traffic growth rate in 2026. It predicted that India's air passenger growth rate will be 10.5 per cent in 2026 and 10.3 per cent in 2027 while that of China will be 8.9 per cent and 7.2 per cent, respectively.

However, India's air passenger traffic growth rate is estimated at 10.1 per cent this year, lower than the 12 per cent pegged for China. For 2023-27, the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) for air passenger traffic in India is estimated at 9.5 per cent, higher than 8.8 per cent for China.

ACI further noted that India will also be the fastest growing aviation market globally for the 2023-2053 period with a CAGR of 5.5 per cent, while that of China will be 3.8 per cent. Reflecting the high growth prospects for the Indian aviation market, ACI said that in 2043, the country's yearly trips per capita will be 0.4 compared to 0.1 in 2023.


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