There is a long way to go for the Regional Connectivity Scheme and there are a host of challenges that lie ahead for this segment of the Indian airline industry
A STUDY CONDUCTED JOINTLY BY the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) and the renowned consultancy firm KPMG, has predicted that India which is currently the ninth largest civil aviation market in the world with a market size of $16 billion, was well on its way to occupy the third slot by 2020 after US and China and the largest by 2030. However, forecast in 2016 by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) in comparison, was somewhat less optimistic. As per IATA, India would be third largest market only by 2026. However, both the studies have indicated that one of the factors driving growth of the Indian aviation industry would be enhanced regional connectivity.
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