As an Indian, I see me and friends book more flights than trains nowadays. Especially if it’s more than 12 hrs of travel by land. It has become quite affordable nowadays tbh. Great video 👍

in 2014 india only have 80 airport now in 2024 its around 150 and by 2030 india is planning to make another 150 airports which means every year 15-20 airport will be made ( mostly of them are domestic airport ) i am from very small tier city in india but recently even i my small city airport is going to be rebuilt which was closed from last 35 years so yeah government is doing great work and tickets price is going down as well

As an aviation expert working for one of the biggest players in the industry, I would say India is not just the present but the future. And its not "one of the" fastest it is the Fastest growing major economy in the world" by a huge margin and growing almost at double the pace of china, and 4 times the US. This is India's century.

Great info... Enjoying the channel

The main thing is that a lot more people are buying AC tickets for trains. Now, long-distance trains cost a lot for air-conditioned 2nd class or 1st class tickets. At that same price, one can just get a flight ticket.

The price of plane tickets in India is now the pretty much the same as first class train tickets, it used to be four times the price of train tickets about 10 years ago. Modi has brought massive reforms.

@ddb0831

3 ай бұрын

@SathyaswamyS-nq5vtsays who??

Affordable is one factor to prefer trains and also timings in India most people prefer overnight trains so morning work can’t be effected and they can also get the sleep in train by morning when they wake up they will at their destination and they can do their works in morning and their will a more time waiting and security cheks in airport than the time take to actually fly(travel) to destination

@flaps1019

3 ай бұрын

Absolutely - good point

Keep going,awesome channel.

Great video as usual!

The last time i traveled on a train was in 2015😅 Everyone is in a rush and wants to save time especially in this rapidly growing economy. The aviation industry will grow the fastest in this decade.

@AyushGuptaAyushgupta

3 ай бұрын

i never travelled plane to expensive

Very well researched, great vedio

@flaps1019

3 ай бұрын

Thank you Harsh 🙏🏻 visiting the country for the first time recently was very enlightening but still a lot to learn

I bet these are insufficient for Indian domestic and international travelers. Unless Indian airlines connect directly to all capitals and major cities of the world, India cannot be an economic superpower. When Government talks about 10-20 trillion Dollar economy than my guess you need to put many Indian politicians, businessmen, executives, academicians, engineers, doctors, specialists and tourists on those flights from every major city from India to Indian and International destinations.

Another enjoyable video , thank you Peter

@flaps1019

3 ай бұрын

Thanks as always for the support Donald!!

it depends heavily on taxes and charges. Airport charges, Aviation fuel taxes (state subject) etc

you forgot Bengaluru airport 1:06.

I’m from Nashik and sorry for the experience. Nashik just started with the air travel (technically had service some years back but it shut down) Nashik is a small city and people generally go to Pune and Mumbai for business and work. Fpr example if you want to go to Mumbai going by road or rail takes same time you to take to go to the airport and board the plane and get out of the airplane and travel to the place you want to go because the distance is below 100 miles.

@flaps1019

3 ай бұрын

No apology needed - it’s a cool little airport (also great city with a lot of character, need to visit Sula vineyard next time 😊) and was fun to check out - I think the ground staff were still learning and will certainly get better / more efficient with time. Ultimately they got us out safely though so I can’t complain

In past 6 months, 50 people I know used planes who are first time air travelers …

@flaps1019

3 ай бұрын

Wow - that’s incredible

Near to my village in Jharsuguda there is an airport now, so now I prefer that instead of train

@flaps1019

3 ай бұрын

Love it!

Airbus is very happy rn

For anything that takes more than 6-7 hours by train and has an alternate air toute, Iwould prefer planes hands down, subject to surge prices

For a country of 1.5 billion we should buy planes, We should make them.

@kedrprao

3 ай бұрын

Isse hi kehate he...Aukaad zhaat bhar ki...baatien laakh bhar ki

@alternateaccount4868

3 ай бұрын

@@kedrpraokeep grieving hopeless

@mihirpatel2512

3 ай бұрын

Badi badi baatein vada pav khaate

We see aggressive push for faster trains and better highways. Is aviation heading for boom or bust?

The bottleneck is bureaucracy. Make them service providers not controller. Shed the colonial legacy.

@manannaik1341

3 ай бұрын

There is no bureaucracy in private sector in India

what's with the bloomin' music - it sounds like a damp pillow being whacked

If you look at China and some parts in Europe, high speed rail has killed many airlines businesses, especially short distances or domestic ones. India should also focus on high speed trains instead of building new airports. That would be very economical ànd environment friendly as these trains runs on electricity.

@alternateaccount4868

3 ай бұрын

Wrong

@rrb7949

3 ай бұрын

@@alternateaccount4868 what's wrong?

@Trickyx786

3 ай бұрын

Won’t work in India as people walk on tracks

@Trickyx786

3 ай бұрын

You can’t connect a country this huge with train even from north to south it will take more then 8 hours to reach where with plane you can reach in 1 hour so makes 0 sense to use trains

@rrb7949

3 ай бұрын

@@Trickyx786 with present Indian trains not possible. But in China and in some parts in Europe trains have literally replaced flights. The flight time may be less. But you must consider time taken to reach airports, where normally airports are in outer parts of city. Also, the security, boardings and many more hassles considered has made high speed trains and flights similar time taken.

First thing first... if ur making content first learn to use correct map of INDIA 🇮🇳

But the Indian aviation industry is facing loss every yeae