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) |
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Year |
Available Seats |
% Change |
Largest Operators |
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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%) |