India has the third largest aviation market in the
world as of 2025. The competition of starting a profitable airline is more than
any other country’s aviation market. An airline should have low fares, on time
departures and arrivals, and should have reliable and safe aircrafts. There are
a whopping 7 major airlines in India, some with extreme profit, while others
almost on the verge of bankruptcy. Let us rewind a bit: -
In 2012, a major player in Indian aviation, Kingfisher
Airlines officially filed for bankruptcy after they bought an airline which was
also in huge debts, that being Sahara Airlines. This merger between the two
airlines made Kingfisher go in heavy losses, which could never be recovered.
In 2019, the largest airline of India, Jet Airways also
retired due to insufficient recovery from losses. This happened due to the
reason of providing luxury experiences while the costs were sky- rocketing.
This shows that Indian passengers do not require luxury experiences for just a
2-hr flight. They just need to reach from one place to another. This is where
the king of Indian Aviation made a huge blunder.
Let us talk about the Indian Aviation Market in 2025: -
The National Carrier of India, Air India is now the
most untrusted airline. SpiceJet is on the verge of bankruptcy. Go First is
also going in losses. On the other hand, airlines like IndiGo and Akasa Air are
gaining more profit. But why so? Remember when I told you that Indian
passengers do not have any interest for travelling in luxury. They just want to
travel to their destination and want to spend as less money as they could. IndiGo
and Akasa Air. IndiGo did not offer free meals or free in-flight appliances,
but they gave a price of the ticket that no one could reject. Akasa Air, however is a recent airline and it is hard to beat IndiGo right now
Hence, the winner of Indian Aviation is IndiGo.
