evidence: India is the third-largest civil aviation market in the world as of 2021.[7] It recorded an air traffic of 131 million passengers in 2016, of which 100 million were domestic passengers. The largest airline by international passenger traffic was Jet Airways which transported over 10 million passengers in and out of India in 2016, followed by Air India and AI Express (8.8 million). In third place was Emirates (5.46 million), which is the largest foreign airline operating in India.[8] [...] Aviation economy [edit]Market size [edit]India is the world's third-largest civil aviation market (as of January 2018).[1] It recorded air traffic of 131 million passengers in 2016.[18] The market is also estimated to have 800 aircraft by 2020.[19] [...] - ^ "Indian air traffic to cross 1 bn footfalls by 2040: Ministry of Civil Aviation". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 16 January 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2019.