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Claim: Domestic air passengers crossed 100 million for the first time. (Govt. of India, 2018-05-26)
Evidence (2023-12-19): Historic feat: IndiGo becomes first airline in India to welcome 100 million passengers a year [...] Leading Indian carrier, IndiGo has achieved a historic milestone by becoming the first Indian airline to transport over 100 million passengers in a single calendar year. This achievement propels IndiGo into the league of global carriers operating at such a colossal scale, firmly securing its position among the world's top 10 airlines by passenger traffic. [...] Expressing his enthusiasm, Pieter Elbers, Chief Executive Officer, IndiGo, said, "We are incredibly delighted to achieve this historic milestone, welcoming aboard 100 million passengers in a year. This landmark figure is the result of the love and trust shown by our customers and the hard work and passion of all IndiGo colleagues. This milestone is also a validation of our strategy, which has been executed diligently. At IndiGo, we are proud to give wings to the nation, connecting people and aspirations for the past 17 years, making air travel accessible for hundreds of millions of Indians."
Claim: Domestic air passengers crossed 100 million for the first time. (Govt. of India, 2018-05-26)
Evidence (2023-12-18): IndiGo becomes first Indian airline to carry 100 million passengers in a year [...] Indian airline IndiGo on Monday announced that it had made history by "becoming the first Indian airline to carry 100 million passengers in a single calendar year." In a press statement the airline said, "IndiGo, India’s preferred carrier has created history by becoming the first Indian airline to carry 100 million passengers in a single calendar year. With this achievement, it has joined a select club of global carriers to operate on such scale. This development further cements IndiGo’s standing among the 10 largest airlines in the world by passenger traffic." Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Pieter Elbers, Chief Executive Officer of IndiGo said, "We are incredibly delighted to achieve this historic milestone, welcoming aboard 100 million passengers in a year. This landmark figure is the result of the love and trust shown by our customers and the hard work and passion of all IndiGo colleagues…"
Claim: Domestic air passengers crossed 100 million for the first time. (Govt. of India, 2018-05-26)
Evidence (2024-01-12): IndiGo, India’s preferred airline, soared to new heights and touched new frontiers in 2023. Not only did it become India’s first airline to fly 100 million customers, but also the first in the country to operate 2,000 daily flights. In this process, it cemented its place among the Top 10 airlines in the world and achieved many other landmarks along the way. Presenting India by IndiGo – some interesting stories, anecdotes and facts that make us India’s most loved airline. - We carried more than 100mn passengers – 104,497,646 to be precise. That is nearly 7% of India’s population. Of these: - More than 90.25 million passengers flew on domestic sectors - 2 million passengers crossed borders to international destinations - Nearly 20 million were corporate travellers - And more than 84 million travelled for leisure or to meet their loved ones - We touched 17 new destinations in 2023. This included exotic destinations like Tashkent, Baku, Tbilisi, Jakarta, Nairobi in international, and Gondia, Jharsuguda, Diu, Jaisalmer in India. More than 1.2 million customers joined us on our inaugural flights.
Claim: Domestic air passengers crossed 100 million for the first time. (Govt. of India, 2018-05-26)
Evidence (2023-12-18): Home / Industry / News / IndiGo becomes first Indian airline to carry 100 mn pax in a single year [...] Low-cost carrier IndiGo on Monday became the first Indian airline to ferry over 100 million passengers within the span of a calendar year. [...] "We are incredibly delighted to achieve this historic milestone, welcoming aboard 100 million passengers in a year. This landmark figure is the result of the love and trust shown by our customers and the hard work and passion of all IndiGo colleagues," Elbers said in a statement.
Claim: Domestic air passengers crossed 100 million for the first time. (Govt. of India, 2018-05-26)
Evidence (2023-12-20): In a first, India’s largest airline IndiGo on Monday (December 18) announced that it had made history by "becoming the first Indian airline to carry 100 million passengers in a single calendar year." This remarkable milestone solidifies IndiGo’s position in the aviation industry and underscores its significant contribution to air travel in the country. With this development IndiGo has joined a select group of carriers globally. "In CY (calendar year) 2022, the airline welcomed 78 million passengers on board (slightly above pre Covid-19 levels). IndiGo recently achieved another first for India, by becoming the first airline to operate more than 2,000 flights a day. Today, IndiGo operates to 118 destinations, including 32 international destinations," the airline said in a statement. The airline had previously welcomed 78 million passengers onboard in the calendar year 2022, slightly surpassing pre-COVID-19 levels.
Claim: Domestic air passengers crossed 100 million for the first time. (Govt. of India, 2018-05-26)
Evidence (2018-11-05): Claim 4: Domestic air passengers crossed 100 million in 2017 As cited earlier, the data from DGCA indicates that, in 2017, the number of passengers carried by domestic airlines was 1171.76 lakhs, or over 117 million. CLAIM: Domestic air passengers crossed 100 million in 2017
Claim: Domestic air passengers crossed 100 million for the first time. (Govt. of India, 2018-05-26)
Evidence (2022-01-03): Flying was very expensive. Only business travelers and the wealthy could afford to fly. Most people still rode trains or buses for intercity travel because flying was so expensive. A coast-to-coast round trip cost around $260, about half of the price of a new automobile. But despite the expense and discomforts, each year commercial aviation attracted thousands of new passengers willing to sample the advantages and adventure of flight. America's airline industry expanded rapidly, from carrying only 6,000 passengers in 1929 to more than 450,000 by 1934, to 1.2 million by 1938. Still, only a tiny fraction of the traveling public flew. [...] In 1955, for the first time, more people in the United States traveled by air than by train. By 1957 airliners had replaced ocean liners as the preferred means of crossing the Atlantic. [...] Hundreds of millions of passengers now fly each year in the United States. But that popularity has also brought crowded airplanes and congested airports and has dulled the luster air travel once had.
Claim: Domestic air passengers crossed 100 million for the first time. (Govt. of India, 2018-05-26)
Evidence (2024-10-08): 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.
Claim: Domestic air passengers crossed 100 million for the first time. (Govt. of India, 2018-05-26)
Evidence (2019-06-14): The first non-stop transatlantic air crossing - 100 years on
Claim: Domestic air passengers crossed 100 million for the first time. (Govt. of India, 2018-05-26)
Evidence (2024-08-09): In 2007, the National Transportation Safety Board estimated a total of nearly 24 million flight hours. Of these 24 million hours, 6.84 of every 100,000 flight hours yielded an airplane crash, and 1.19 of every 100,000 yielded a fatal crash. This is down from an all-time high of 9.08 accidents per 100,000 hours in 1994. These numbers are higher for private flights, but private flights are much harder to document due to lax government regulation and non-reporting. Private plane crashes have been on the decline since the 1980s, but user error and insufficient training still contributes to many more accidents than are necessary each year. [...] Compare it to other major forms of transportation – with 0.04 deaths per 100 million miles traveled, train travel is much more dangerous than airplanes’ 0.01 deaths per 100 million miles. However, air travel is only as safe as the operator, the equipment, and the training procedures that underlie the flight itself. Without stringent aviation safety training and controls, air travel is unsafe for private and commercial passengers.
Claim: Domestic air passengers crossed 100 million for the first time. (Govt. of India, 2018-05-26)
Evidence (2024-07-10): In 2019, CBP personnel stationed abroad precleared 22 million travelers, representing over 16 percent of all commercial air travelers to the United States.
Claim: Domestic air passengers crossed 100 million for the first time. (Govt. of India, 2018-05-26)
Evidence (2018-07-11): - India is now the third largest aviation market - Passenger traffic growth is in the range of 18-20% over the past three years - More people have travelled in airplanes than in AC trains for the first time - Domestic air passengers crossed 100 million in 2017 - A National Civil Aviation Policy was unveiled in 2016 [...] Claim 4: Domestic air passengers crossed 100 million in 2017 As noted earlier, the data from DGCA indicates that, in 2017, the number of passengers carried by domestic airlines was 1171.76 lakhs, or over 117 million.
Claim: Domestic air passengers crossed 100 million for the first time. (Govt. of India, 2018-05-26)
Evidence (2023-12-19): The average annual injury rate for air travel was .01 injuries per 100 million passenger miles traveled, compared with 48 injuries for the same distance traveled in cars and trucks. [...] Effectively, there have been zero deaths per 100 million passenger air travel miles each year from 2002 to 2020. The average annual fatality rate over that time was .01 deaths per 100 million miles traveled. The death rate for passenger cars and trucks on US highways — though it declined from 0.7 deaths per 100 million passenger miles in 2002 to 0.5 deaths in 2020 — remains significantly higher. [...] Injury rates for passenger vehicles and trucks have gradually declined, from more than 54 injuries per 100 million passenger miles in 2016 to just under 43 in 2021.
Claim: Domestic air passengers crossed 100 million for the first time. (Govt. of India, 2018-05-26)
Evidence (2022-06-09): In 1960, 100 million passengers traveled by air, at the time a relatively expensive mode of transportation available only to a small fraction of the public. By 2019, the total annual world-wide passenger count was 4.56 billion. The "hypermobility" of air travel is available to greater numbers of people worldwide, with rapid growth in aviation projected for developing nations and sustained growth in the large established aviation markets of developed countries. While our collective use of automobiles, our production of electricity, and the industrial and agricultural sectors each exceed the climate change impact of commercial aviation, passenger air travel was producing the highest and fastest growth of individual emissions before the pandemic, despite a significant improvement in efficiency of aircraft and flight operations over the last 60 years. [...] Although the FAA’s prediction for domestic U.S. passenger growth after traffic recovers to 2019 levels is modest (2.3 percent), the increase in actual numbers will nevertheless be significant. The sheer size of the mature U.S. air traffic system means even modest growth will generate an enormous increase in passenger traffic. By 2041, annual domestic enplanements in the United States are projected to reach 1.26 billion, 55 percent higher than in 2019. Total annual international passengers to and from the United States on American and foreign flag carriers should recover to pre-COVID levels by 2025 and climb from 67 million in 2020 to 446 million by 2041.
Claim: Domestic air passengers crossed 100 million for the first time. (Govt. of India, 2018-05-26)
Evidence (2013-10-16): 1979 First airline in the world to board one million passengers in one city in one month (Atlanta in the month of August). [...] 1997 First airline to board more than 100 million passengers in a year.
Claim: Domestic air passengers crossed 100 million for the first time. (Govt. of India, 2018-05-26)
Evidence (2024-10-09): If this growth path is achieved by 2036 the air transport industry will then contribute 15.5 million in direct jobs and $1.5 trillion of GDP to the world economy. Once the impacts of global tourism are taken into account, these numbers could rise to 97.8 million jobs and $5.7 trillion in GDP. [...] And this growth is not limited to passenger traffic. We anticipate that cargo traffic in terms of tonnage – to continue to grow along a similar curve. [...] As the industry plans to support a near doubling of passenger and cargo numbers by 2036, demand for pilots, engineers, air traffic controllers and other aviation-related jobs is expected to rise dramatically. What is also certain is that innovations in technology and approaches will be needed to sustain this growth.
Claim: Domestic air passengers crossed 100 million for the first time. (Govt. of India, 2018-05-26)
Evidence (2012-11-21): In the August preceding 9/11, the airline industry experienced what was then a record high in the number of airline passengers for a given month when 65.4 million travelers took to the air. After 9/11, that number trailed off dramatically, and it took nearly 3 years, until July 2004, for the industry to match and finally surpass the pre 9/11 levels. But the number of available seats—an industry measure of capacity— in July 2004 was just 98.3 % of its August 2001 peak. By July 2005, the number of airline passengers had reached 71 million. In the comeback from post 9/11 lows, capacity has risen more slowly than growth in passenger numbers. Available seats hit a peak of 90.6 million in August 2001. But after 9/11, capacity dropped dramatically as airlines grounded planes and reduced flights to match falling demand. Only 67.5 million seats were available in September 2001. In July 2005, the number of available seats exceeded the pre 9/11 level for the first time at 91.1 million— an increase of about 0.6 percent compared with an increase of about 9.7 percent in passengers over the pre 9/11 high.
Claim: FDI equity flow has gone up by 47%. (Govt. of India, 2018-05-26)
Evidence (2018-05-26): In an infographic published on the 48-Month portal, the government made certain claims about attracting foreign investment and driving economic growth. Here is a fact check of these claims.
Claim: FDI equity flow has gone up by 47%. (Govt. of India, 2018-05-26)
Evidence (2023-05-05): UNCTAD's World Investment Report 2023 shows that, after a strong rebound in 2021, global foreign direct investment (FDI) fell by 12% in 2022 to $1.3 trillion. Explore the interactive chart below trends in FDI inflows and outflows in countries and regions between 1990 and 2022.
Claim: FDI equity flow has gone up by 47%. (Govt. of India, 2018-05-26)
Evidence (2021-08-31): Measures taken by the Government on the fronts of FDI policy reforms, investment facilitation and ease of doing business have resulted in increased FDI inflows into the country. The following trends in India’s Foreign Direct Investment are an endorsement of its status as a preferred investment destination amongst global investors: India has attracted total FDI inflow of US$ 22.53 billion during first three months of 2021-22, i.e. April, 2021 to June, 2021 which is 90% higher as compared to first three months of 2020-21 (US$ 11.84 billion).
Claim: FDI equity flow has gone up by 47%. (Govt. of India, 2018-05-26)
Evidence (2024-09-09): Foreign direct investment (FDI) equity inflow in India has seen a surge during the April-June period of the financial year 2024-25, primarily driven by heightened inflows in sectors such as services, computers, telecommunications, and pharmaceuticals, according to government data. [...] India’s foreign direct investment (FDI) numbers have seen a significant rise in the current financial year, with cumulative FDI equity inflow between April and June, FY2024-25, recorded at US$16.178 billion, up by 48 percent from the same period last year, where the total figure stood at US$10.94 billion. [...] Total FDI, encompassing equity, reinvested earnings, and other capital, rose by 28 percent to US$22.49 billion in the first quarter, up from US$17.56 billion in the same period of 2023-24. However, in April, FDI inflows in the country slightly decreased to US$4.91 billion compared to US$5.1 billion in April 2023.
Claim: FDI equity flow has gone up by 47%. (Govt. of India, 2018-05-26)
Evidence (2000-09-01): 1.38 In an uncertain global economic and financial environment, India remains an attractive investment destination. During 2023-24, net inflows of foreign portfolio investments (FPI) to India, both debt and equity, recorded a sharp turnaround, reaching its second-highest level ever at US$ 44.6 billion (BoP basis). During the current fiscal year so far (up to June 12, 2024), FPI flows were negative at (-) US$ 3.9 billion. External commercial borrowings (ECB) flows (net of principal repayments and intercompany borrowings) turned positive in 2023-24 from net outflows in the previous year. Also, both rupee-denominated and foreign currency denominated non-resident deposit schemes recorded inflows throughout 2023-24. Foreign direct investment (FDI) flows moderated, partly due to a rise in repatriations from India (Table 1.1). [...] An analysis for the period January 2010 – March 2024 suggests that net FPI inflows to Indian equities have remained lower during months of high geopolitical uncertainty, as measured by the geopolitical risk (GPR) index (Caldara and Iacoviello, 2022) than during other months (Table 2). In fact, the distribution of FPI flows during high and low geopolitical risk periods exhibits a fat left tail, indicating a higher likelihood of outflows from Indian equity markets (Chart 1).
Claim: FDI equity flow has gone up by 47%. (Govt. of India, 2018-05-26)
Evidence (2024-07-22): FDI inflows in the industry and services sectors have weakened in recent years. In both sectors, the FDI-to-GDP ratio has gone below pre-pandemic levels. The share of industry sectors' FDI in GDP declined from 0.62 percent in FY20 to 0.39 percent in FY24. During the same period, the share of the services sector in GDP fell from 0.87 percent to 0.69 percent. The survey has divided FDI inflows into physical and digital FDI flows. Physical FDI includes sectors such as automobiles, pharmaceuticals, and construction, while digital FDI includes computer services, telecommunications, consultancy services, and information and broadcasting. Around FY14, physical FDI was about three times the value of digital FDI. [...] Sectorally, FY24 reported a decline in FDI equity inflows to the services sector and, therefore, overall FDI equity inflows to India. Higher interest rates, geopolitical conflicts, heightened global uncertainties, and rising protectionism that favour domestic sourcing have all contributed to lower FDI inflows into the sector.
Claim: FDI equity flow has gone up by 47%. (Govt. of India, 2018-05-26)
Evidence (2024-09-05): ECONOMY: India FDI Equity Inflows Grow By 47.8% YoY In Q1FY25 [...] On the back of the strong performance of the services sector, computer hardware and software, trading and telecommunications, India’s foreign direct investment (FDI) equity inflows in the first quarter of the current financial year reported a year-on-year (YoY) increase of 47.8 per cent. As per the data from the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), the FDI equity inflows in the country in Q1FY25 increased to USD 16.17 billion. The total FDI inflows in India increased by 28 per cent YoY to USD 22.49 billion in Q1FY25. The FDI equity inflow was USD 10.9 billion during the corresponding quarter a year ago. The FDI equity inflows in the country reported a dip of 3 per cent YoY in FY 23-24 as the figure fell to USD 44.42 billion in FY 23-24 as compared with USD 46.03 billion in FY 22-23, the data revealed.
Claim: FDI equity flow has gone up by 47%. (Govt. of India, 2018-05-26)
Evidence (2024-05-22): Net foreign direct investment (FDI) flows into India dropped 62.17 per cent to $10.58 billion in 2023-24 (FY24) — the lowest since 2007 — from $27.98 billion the previous year. This was mainly on account of higher repatriation of capital and Indian companies’ investments abroad. [...] According to the RBI’s latest ‘State of Economy’ report, more than 60 per cent of the FDI equity flows were directed towards manufacturing, electricity and other energy, computer services, financial services, and retail and wholesale trade. More than 80 per cent of the flows was accounted for by Singapore, Mauritius, the US, the Netherlands, Japan and the UAE. [...] Since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, there has been a structural change in global investment patterns, with FDI flows shifting from developed economies to developing ones. The share of global FDI capital expenditure originating from G20 emerging markets rose to 14.9 per cent in 2023 from 8.2 per cent in 2003. Indian companies announced over 550 greenfield FDI projects abroad, the highest in any year before, the RBI report added.
Claim: FDI equity flow has gone up by 47%. (Govt. of India, 2018-05-26)
Evidence (2024-06-25): The Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) equity inflow into the pharmaceutical industry in India has jumped by 45.4% in the fiscal year ended March 2023, compared to inflow in the previous fiscal year. FDI crossed $2.05 billion compared to $1.41 billion of the previous fiscal year. This follows on the back of a decline of 5% in foreign equity infusion for the fiscal year 2021-22. Data from the Commerce and Industry Ministry shows that from April 2000 to March 2023, cumulative FDI inflows were $21.46 billion. This placed the pharmaceutical sector in India in the eighth place among sectors that attract the largest FDI equity inflows. Inflows were led by the services sector with $631.98 billion.
Claim: FDI equity flow has gone up by 47%. (Govt. of India, 2018-05-26)
Evidence (2024-09-01): Manufacturing sector FDI Equity inflow up by 76% [...] New Delhi, May 21 (KNN) The FDI Equity inflow in manufacturing sector has gone up by 76 per cent USD 21.34 billion in the fiscal year 2021-22 compared to previous USD 12.09 billion in FY21, as per government report. [...] FDI inflow has increased by 23 per cent post-Covid (March, 2020 to March 2022: USD 171.84 billion) in comparison to FDI inflow reported pre-Covid (February, 2018 to February, 2020: USD 141.10 billion) in India.
Claim: FDI equity flow has gone up by 47%. (Govt. of India, 2018-05-26)
Evidence (2024-09-03): Home / Industry / News / FDI inflows jump 47.8% to $16.17 bn in Apr-Jun on healthy services inflow FDI inflows jump 47.8% to $16.17 bn in Apr-Jun on healthy services inflow [...] Foreign direct investment in India jumped 47.8 per cent to $ 16.17 billion in April-June this fiscal on healthy inflows in services, computer, telecom and pharma sectors, according to government data.