STATISTICS SPOTLIGHT: India - Capacity Data - International

In a regular destination report for the host country of Routes events, The HUB provides a detailed analysis of network capacity development over the past 30 years and the leading carriers that have contributed to air services in both the domestic and international markets.

Here we look in more detail at the international market in India:

SCHEDULED INTERNATIONAL AIR CAPACITY IN INDIA (non-stop departures)

Year

Available Seats

% Change

Largest Operators

1982

4,598,848

4.7 %

Air India (21.0%)

Gulf Air (8.7%)

Indian Airlines (7.8%)

1983

4,608,897

0.2 %

Air India (24.9%)

Gulf Air (9.5%)

Indian Airlines (7.7%)

1984

4,781,279

3.7 %

Air India (24.6%)

Gulf Air (9.3%)

Indian Airlines (7.1%)

1985

4,989,764

4.4 %

Air India (23.1%)

Gulf Air (8.9%)

British Airways (7.3%)

1986

5,326,850

6.8 %

Air India (20.3%)

Gulf Air (7.4%)

British Airways (7.0%)

1987

5,507,382

3.4 %

Air India (22.1%)

Gulf Air (7.1%)

Indian Airlines (6.9%)

1988

5,806,893

5.4 %

Air India (24.2%)

Gulf Air (7.1%)

Indian Airlines (6.7%)

1989

5,718,406

(-1.5) %

Air India (25.3%)

Gulf Air (7.3%)

British Airways (6.7%)

1990

5,726,516

0.1%

Air India (24.6%)

Gulf Air (7.8%)

British Airways (6.8%)

1991

5,335,503

(-6.8) %

Air India (23.3%)

Gulf Air (8.3%)

British Airways (8.1%)

1992

5,549,740

4.0 %

Air India (24.8%)

Gulf Air (8.0%)

Indian Airlines (7.9%)

1993

5,609,863

1.1 %

Air India (25.5%)

Gulf Air (8.3%)

Indian Airlines (7.5%)

1994

6,400,902

14.1 %

Air India (26.7%)

Indian Airlines (7.5%)

Gulf Air (7.3%)

1995

6,774,717

5.8 %

Air India (27.0%)

Indian Airlines (8.4%)

Gulf Air (6.9%)

1996

7,543,953

11.4 %

Air India (26.7%)

Indian Airlines (8.8%)

Gulf Air (6.2%)

1997

7,628,497

1.1 %

Air India (22.6%)

Indian Airlines (10.9%)

Gulf Air (5.9%)

1998

8,090,873

6.1 %

Air India (21.8%)

Indian Airlines (10.6%)

Gulf Air (5.8%)

1999

8,103,909

0.2 %

Air India (20.8%)

Indian Airlines (11.3%)

Gulf Air (6.1%)

2000

8,371,509

3.3 %

Air India (19.5%)

Indian Airlines (11.5%)

Gulf Air (6.0%)

2001

9,356,853

11.8 %

Air India (18.5%)

Indian Airlines (12.3%)

Gulf Air (5.3%)

2002

8,758,239

(-6.4) %

Air India (18.8%)

Indian Airlines (12.9%)

Gulf Air (5.9%)

2003

9,487,128

8.3 %

Air India (19.5%)

Indian Airlines (12.2%)

Gulf Air (5.7%)

2004

11,236,629

18.4 %

Air India (18.7%)

Indian Airlines (11.1%)

Gulf Air (5.1%)

2005

13,658,628

21.6 %

Air India (16.5%)

Indian Airlines (10.1%)

SriLankan Airlines (5.3%)

2006

15,814,049

15.8 %

Air India (14.8%)

Indian Airlines (9.9%)

Singapore Airlines (5.1%)

2007

17,697,501

11.9 %

Air India (12.5%)

Indian Airlines (10.0%)

Emirates Airline (5.9%)

2008

21,605,049

22.1 %

Jet Airways (10.2%)

Air India (9.1%)

Indian Airlines (8.2%)

2009

22,126,151

2.4 %

Emirates Airline (10.5%)

Jet Airways (10.4%)

Air India (8.8%)

2010

24,009,792

8.5 %

Jet Airways (11.5%)

Emirates Airline (10.6%)

Air India (9.6%)

2011

25,270,803

5.3 %

Jet Airways (12.4%)

Air India (11.4%)

Emirates Airline (10.2%)

2012

25,493,330

0.9 %

Jet Airways (12.8%)

Air India (12.2%)

Emirates Airline (10.3%)

Richard Maslen

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