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Civil Aviation Industry is showing high growth in India. The data describes the freight, international and domestic, handled at all the Indian airports during the period from 1995-96 to 2012-13.
The international freight handled at all the airports of India was 452853 metric tonnes in 1995-96. The international freight increased to 1406334 metric tonnes in 2012-13, showing an absolute growth of 953481 metric tonnes. Thus, the overall percentage growth in the international freight was 210.55% during the period 1995-96 to 2012-13. The average annual percentage growth was 12.39% during this period. The international freight accounted for 69.74% in 1995-96 and 64.2% in 2012-13 of the total air freight in India. The maximum annual growth of 18.81% in international freight was recorded in the year 2004-05, while the lowest growth rate of -4.19, in fact negative growth, was recorded in the year 2012-13.
The domestic freight handled at all the airports of India was 196516 metric tonnes in 1995-96. The domestic freight handled increased to 784215 metric tonnes in 2012-13, showing an absolute growth of 587699 metric tonnes. Thus, the overall percentage growth in the domestic freight was 299.06% during the period 1995-96 to 2012-13. The average annual percentage growth was 17.59% during this period. The domestic freight accounted for 30.26% in 1995-96 and 35.8% in 2012-13 of the total freight in India. The maximum annual growth of 25.15% was recorded in the year 2009-10, while the lowest growth rate of-4.71, in fact negative growth, was recorded in the year 2011-12.
This indicates a change in the composition of the air freight with higher growth rate in freight in India being transported by air for the domestic area as compared to international area. This indicates better prospects for the growth of the domestic aviation industry.
Note: Freight: Freight consists of emplaned or actually air lifted (and not Freight accepted by the carrier) goods, newspapers, diplomatic bags, parcel post and express parcel carried by aircraft on commercial flights (scheduled and non-scheduled). Passenger’s regular or excess baggage and trucked freight are excluded from Freight. Freight in metric tonnes (MT).