Civil aviation in India
Civil aviation in India, the world's fastest growing domestic air traffic market (6.9%) and third-largest civil aviation market (4.2% of global air traffic) in 2024 behind USA (18%) and China (16.7%), contributes nearly US$ 54 billion in circular economy and nearly US$6 billion in direct economy to the GDP of India with nearly 370,000 direct and 7.7 million indirect jobs created. In the 2024 fiscal year, India had 376 million air passengers, including 306 million domestic passengers, and the largest airline by international passenger traffic was Air India with 23.6% of total international passenger traffic in and out of India, followed by Indigo (17.6 %) and Emirates (8.3%).