Over next fiveyears, Indian aviation market expected to grow at ~16.4% CAGR to ~510 million passengers, prompted by airport additions, connectivity to newer outbound destinations and ramping-up of supply. (Photo: NDTV Profit)
Unlike major aviation markets (USA, China, Europe) where a clear oligopoly exists among top three-four players, IndiGo changed India’s scenario with a near-monopoly, due to key factors including superior fleet size (~416 aircraft vs ~313/30/56 of Air India Group/Akasa/SpiceJet), a low cost, high efficiency model, gradual weakening of competition and consistent fleet addition even amid supplychain issues.