Where is Indian aviation industry headed?
By EFT Correspondent Going by the developments in the Indian aviation sector last year, not many doubt that there is enormous scope for growth in India’s air traffic over the next few years. Especially with low fare carriers spreading their wings to encompass more destinations with greater frequency. In one of the interviews conducted during EyeforTravel.com’s inaugural conference in New Delhi in October 2006, Raj Halve, chief commercial officer, GoAir felt that supply growth will create its own demand over the years and hence a healthy growth of traffic of over 25 percent per annum is expected over the years. In order to gauge how the Indian aviation industry is expected to shape up in 2007, EyeforTravel.com’s Ritesh Gupta spoke with Halve. Excerpts: What in your opinion would make the headlines in 2007 in the travel and tourism industry? The key headlines in 2007 are going to be on dramatic increase in domestic Tourism and the “de-seasoning” of many destinations. While international
