Scindia: How India got new wings under the Modi govt

Jun 2, 2022 | 21:03 IST

Writing on eight years of Modi govt, aviation minister argues air travel is more democratic & a better business

When India’s first commercial flight took off in 1911 within Allahabad, little had the world hoped for any remarkable uptake of this sector in a price-sensitive, nascent market like India. However, over time, the rising Indian middle class embraced this mode of transport, and thus, with economies of scale kicking in, fares dipped. This defined the Indian civil aviation growth story until 2016.

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Scindia: How India got new wings under the Modi govt

Writing on eight years of Modi govt, aviation minister argues air travel is more democratic & a better business

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Scindia: How India got new wings under the Modi govt

Writing on eight years of Modi govt, aviation minister argues air travel is more democratic & a better business

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