NEW DELHI: As Indigo Airline has expanded its fleet to 300 aircraft, the countrys airlines’ fleet is likely to add over 100 aircraft every year till the next few years as per the expected growth in the aviation sector.
Civil Aviation Ministry officials said that there were about 400 aircraft in 2013 and in 2021-22, the number increased to 700. Airlines in India are going to add 15 per cent capacity or 100 to 110 aircraft per year and the aviation sector is looking at close to 1,200 aircraft by 2027.
Officials said that expansion of the fleet size of an airline is a commercial decision and therefore each airline decides induction of aircraft keeping in view commercial viability, traffic demand and its business plan.
