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Indian airport operators are projected to report 26 per cent rise in revenues at USD 3.9 billion in the next financial year, aviation consultancy CAPA India said on Wednesday. For 2023-24, air passenger traffic, including domestic and international, is expected to be 395 million, it said while presenting the outlook for the airports. Out of the total, domestic air passengers will rise to 320 million from 275 million this fiscal. During this period, the international air passenger count will increase to 75 million from 58 million. "India is forecast to see domestic airport pax rise to 700 million passengers, and international airport pax to 160 million passengers by FY2030," CAPA India said. It said Indian airports' revenue of USD 3.9 billion (Rs 32,390 crore) in the next fiscal will be 26 per cent higher than anticipated in 2022-23. The outlook was presented at the CAPA India aviation summit here. Stefano Barconi, Director General of ACI Asia Pacific, said airports' health was ..

Adani Airports on Wednesday said there is no rethink on the pace of expansion and it was following the investments as per plans submitted to the government, amid the parent group facing certain challenges in recent times. The comments from company's CEO Arun Bansal come against the backdrop of Adani Group facing challenges in the wake of a report by US-based short-seller Hindenburg Research. In January, the short-seller had accused the conglomerate of using offshore shell companies to inflate its listed companies' stock prices as well as of accounting fraud. It had also flagged concerns about Adani Group's Rs 2.3 lakh crore debt in the report. Adani Group has denied the allegations. Adani Airports is a part of the group's flagship Adani Enterprises Ltd. To a query on whether there is any rethinking in terms of pace of expansion or investments for airports business in the context of the challenges faced by the group, Bansal replied in the negative. "No. We have committed, submitte

At the CAPA India Aviation Summit 2023, Clark stated that the Indian market will grow, and there will be pressure on airlines that operate international flights from India

Turbine fuel cost and declining yields to put pressure on airlines, says CAPA India

With the fleet expansion, Air India is seeking to take on the likes of Emirates and Qatar Airways, which dominate lucrative routes from India to the US and Europe through their hubs in Doha and Dubai

According to CAPA India estimates, more than 100 aircraft (15 per cent of total fleet) of Indian carriers are on the ground due to supply chain and non-supply chain issues

However, since that month, the domestic traffic has been falling

Indian airlines are projected to record a consolidated loss of USD 1.6 to 1.8 billion in the next financial year, aviation consultancy CAPA India said on Monday. The full service carriers are expected to incur a loss of USD 1.1 to 1.2 billion. According to CAPA India, Indian airlines are estimated to have a net induction of 132 planes next fiscal and will take the total fleet of all carriers to around 816 aircraft. While announcing its outlook for 2023-24, CAPA India also said that more than 100 planes of various Indian carriers are on the ground due to supply chain and non-supply chain issues.

Indian carriers are likely to place orders for 1,500 to 1,700 planes in the next one to two years and Air India is expected to make the first move with a potential order for 500 aircraft, aviation consultancy CAPA said on Wednesday. The total commercial Indian fleet of around 700 aircraft is smaller than some of the world's largest individual airlines, CAPA said, adding that given the immense potential that exists, it stands to reason that there is a need to induct more aircraft. In a report, CAPA said the Indian market in the post-COVID era is attracting global attention as arguably the most promising aviation market. Almost every carrier in India is expected to order more aircraft in the next couple of years for fleet replacement as well as growth, given that the order book for most incumbent carriers could be considered conservative relative to the growth potential of the market over the next decade and beyond, it said. In India, air traffic recovery has been amongst the stronge

Indian airlines industry will continue to be sick unless there are policies in place to ensure that the operators have at least 4-6 months of cash kept in reserves for continuity of operations, according to global consultancy and aviation firm CAPA. CAPA said it estimates the domestic airline industry could post losses to the tune of USD 1.4-1.7 billion or more losses this fiscal. The two listed airlines, IndiGo and SpiceJet, have already reported losses of Rs 1,064.30 crore and Rs 789 crore, respectively, in the April-June quarter of the current fiscal. Financial fitness is a fundamental criterion of operating (globally)India is the only country where technically insolvent companies can expand, can continue to operate, Kapil Kaul, CEO for South Asia at CAPA, said at an industry event in Mumbai recently. He said going by the global practice, the airlines have to ensure that they have at least 4-6 months of cash reserves when no revenue is coming in while their air operator permits

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Indian airlines are expected to induct 69 planes during the year and retire 86 aircraft, some of which could be through repossessions by lessors

"Covid-19 will inflict an unprecedented financial impact on the industry. Airlines are the most vulnerable, with some carriers at breaking point," CAPA said

On the fund requirements for IndiGo, which it had earlier not quantified, CAPA said, "IndiGo is likely to raise $400-650 millions by monetising its aircraft and engine assets."

Given the nationwide lockdown and weak travel sentiment, global aviation consultancy CAPA revised downwards estimates for India's air traffic for the for FY21 from 80 to 90 million to 55-70 million

Facemasks and social distancing measures may become a common practice for airline passengers.

Domestic air traffic is expected to drop to 80-90 million passengers in the current fiscal and delivery of more than 200 planes to Indian carriers are likely to be deferred by up to two years, according to a report. "The combination of COVID-related travel restrictions and an economic downturn is likelyto result in 1Q FY2021 being a virtual washout for the Indian industry. "The second quarteris historically the weakest period for demand and hence airlines are only likely to limp back into recovery," aviation consultancy CAPA India said on Monday. As a result, CAPA said the majority of the fleet is likely to be surplus to requirement during the first half of the current financial year. In its report titled 'COVID-19 & the State of Indian Aviation Industry,' the aviation consultancy forecast domestic traffic to decline to around 80-90 million this fiscal from an estimated 140 million in FY2020. International traffic is expected to fall from approximately 70 million in the previous .

Many in the industry argue that there will be at best three to four players over the long term, and that the weaker airlines will be weeded out

The firms currently have 633 aircraft and the government said they would operate only 200 of these

CAPA projects Indian airlines to post $500-600 mn loss in Q1 FY 2021, says most airlines in the world will be bankrupt by May end