India to become world 5th largest aviation market in 2024

• India has officially become the world's fifth-largest aviation market, handling over 211 million passengers in 2024.
• This information has been released by the International Airport Transport Association (IATA) in the latest edition of World Air Transport Statistics (WATS) for 2024.

• Passenger traffic in India grew by 11.1% in 2024 over the previous year, putting it ahead of Japan.
• Japan recorded 205 million passengers, an annual growth of 18.6%, while the US retained the top spot on the strength of its domestic market with 876 million passengers in 2024, a 5.2% increase year-on-year.
• China and the UK remained the second and third-largest markets with 741 million and 261 million passengers, respectively.

• Spain remained in fourth place, with 241 million air passengers in the calendar year.
• These figures included all international and domestic passengers departing from or arriving in each .