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2018

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
India will become 3rd largest aviation market in world by
A
2020
B
2021
C
2022
D
2019
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -India will become one of the top aviation hubs by 2040. The passenger traffic is expected to grow six-fold to around 1.1 billion.

Detailed explanation-2: -India has become the world’s 3rd largest aviation market: PM Modi at inauguration of greenfield airport in Mopa, Goa.

Detailed explanation-3: -India has evolved as the third-largest aviation market globally, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday. With the country emerging as a tourist hub and there being an upsurge in demand for tourism post-Covid, it was time to push for “ease of travel, ” he said.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Geneva-based International Air Transport Association (IATA) in its latest 20-Year Air Passenger Forecast has also projected India to be the third largest aviation market by 2026, replacing the UK.

Detailed explanation-5: -India will displace the UK for third place in 2026, while Indonesia enters the top ten at the expense of Italy, ” IATA, which represents some 265 airlines comprising 83% of global air traffic, said. India’s passenger traffic will touch 442 million by 2035, IATA said.

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