Air travel is no longer a dream, the number of passengers is increasing every year

Delhi. Air travel in India is no longer a dream and is slowly coming within the reach of people. In the year 2023, 3 crore Indians traveled by air for the first time. According to IndiGo data, the number of first-time air travelers in the country is increasing at the rate of 37% every year.

According to the report of airlines company Akasa, last year 10% of the company’s passengers were traveling by air for the first time. Kapil Kaul, CEO of Capa India, says- We estimate that 15% of the people traveling by air in 2024 will be first-time travelers.

2.5 crore people will travel for the first time in 2024
This year about 15.5 crore people will travel by air. Of these, 2.5 crore will travel for the first time. The Capa India report did not disclose how they obtained the data on air passengers for the first time, but did say that the average age of air passengers has declined by 10 years.

Increase in travel due to increase in people’s income and construction of airports
Experts are citing three main reasons behind the increase in air travel – first, increase in family income of people, second, new routes and new airports are being prepared rapidly and third, the trend of taking weekend holidays has increased among middle class people. Is. The special thing is that the number of passengers from small cities has increased rapidly. As new routes are opening, the number of passengers is increasing.