India’s civil aviation minister  said that the country will have 1,200 planes in the next five years.

According to Indian Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia – India will add 100 to 110 airplanes annually citing the intention to add 15% capacity per year. In 2013, the country only had a total of 400 aircraft and subsequently rose to 700 come 2021-2022. Given the projected growth, the airlines in India will have 1,200 planes and service 400 million passengers by 2027

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