India's air passenger growth may outpace China's in 2026: ACI

THE GROWTH RATE of India's air passenger traffic appears set to overtake that of China in 2026, and the former is likely to be the world's fastest-growing large aviation market over the next three decades, per projections from global airports industry body Airports Council International (ACI).

- SUKALP SHARMA

While China's size as an aviation market is notably bigger than India, the pace of the latter's growth is expected to gather pace amid rapidly growing air travel demand from a massive population base whose per capita air travel is low, which in turn points to a significant growth potential. China, on the other hand, is already at a level of relatively greater maturity as an aviation market, and the scope of spe