Strategic tools for the practising manager

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This week:Indian Aviation Industry (Domestic)

The Indian domestic aviation market is estimated at about 19 million passengers and is expected to reach 45 to 50 million by 2010.

India is the world's fastest growing aviation market, with the number of passengers rising by 26 per cent in 2005 alone.

More than 300,000 Indians pay for first-class rail tickets every day, whereas the number of flights per person is just 0.014 every year.

Opportunities exist across the region in areas such as funding start-up airlines; airport expansion and modernisation; hotel and resort development; and tourism infrastructure "" including golf courses, theme parks, cruise terminals, highways, and convention and exhibition centres.