BHOGAPURAM: With more mega airports coming up in India, the country has decided to use a multi-pronged strategy to give a boost to international flights from these upcoming hubs. Instead of just raising bilaterals or flying rights with other countries to have more flights to foreign shores, govt is keen both Indian airports and airlines realise their true potential by flying direct between hubs here and abroad.“Every 40-45 days we are seeing airport capacity expansion in the form of new airports or existing ones being expanded. India has 843 aircraft as of now. In calendar year 2025, Indian carriers inducted 80 planes. This year 106 more aircraft are expected to be inducted. For the next 10-15 years, Indian carriers will induct about 100 aircraft annually given the orders of airlines like AI Group, IndiGo and Akasa. Star Air is planning to order more planes,” Union aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu said at Bhogapuram Airport, which received its first commercial validation flight (by Air India) on Sunday.
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