NEW DELHI: Indians have been the arena's 3rd largest air travellers (via nationality) ultimate yr. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) on Thursday released World Air Transport Statistics (WATS) for 2017 wherein it has added rating of passenger traffic via nationality, for international and domestic commute, the place the flyer's citizenship versus the rustic of place of abode has been taken into account.
In all, IATA said over 400 crore passengers flew on agenda products and services (domestic and international combined) ultimate yr. American nationals have been the most important chunk of this at 63.2 crore (18.6% of all passengers), adopted via Chinese at 55.five crore (16.three%) after which Indians at 16.1 crore or 4.7% of all passengers. UK and Germany have been behind India at 14.7 crore (4.three%) and 11.4 crore (three.4%), respectively.
Being a brand new addition to the World Air Transport Statistics (WATS), no comparable IATA nationality-wise statistics have been available for 2016.
But according to combined domestic and international flyers, India used to be at quantity 4 according to CAPA Centre for Aviation information. In 2016, the mix figure used to be: Domestic plus international passengers in 2016: US: 81.five crore; China: 49 crore; Japan: 14.1 crore; India & UK: 13.1 crore and Indonesia: 11.6 crore.
India had transform ether world's 3rd largest domestic air commute marketplace in 2016 when it overtook Japan, according to CAPA. US, adopted via China, are the arena's largest domestic aviation markets via a large margin.
In all, IATA said over 400 crore passengers flew on agenda products and services (domestic and international combined) ultimate yr. American nationals have been the most important chunk of this at 63.2 crore (18.6% of all passengers), adopted via Chinese at 55.five crore (16.three%) after which Indians at 16.1 crore or 4.7% of all passengers. UK and Germany have been behind India at 14.7 crore (4.three%) and 11.4 crore (three.4%), respectively.
Being a brand new addition to the World Air Transport Statistics (WATS), no comparable IATA nationality-wise statistics have been available for 2016.
But according to combined domestic and international flyers, India used to be at quantity 4 according to CAPA Centre for Aviation information. In 2016, the mix figure used to be: Domestic plus international passengers in 2016: US: 81.five crore; China: 49 crore; Japan: 14.1 crore; India & UK: 13.1 crore and Indonesia: 11.6 crore.
India had transform ether world's 3rd largest domestic air commute marketplace in 2016 when it overtook Japan, according to CAPA. US, adopted via China, are the arena's largest domestic aviation markets via a large margin.
Among flyers, Indians were 3rd largest nationality in 2017
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