Air travel in India lower than SL, Pak

NEW DELHI: The aviation sector may be witnessing an unprecedented boom in the country but an Assocham-Ernst and Young joint study suggests that India is one of the 'least penetrated' markets for air travel. The study says, on an average, 1,000 Indians take 20 air trips a year. This figure is 60 for China and 2,300 for the US. In fact, India's "air penetration levels are even lower than its neighbours Sri Lanka, Pakistan and countries with poorer GDP such as Ethiopia and Nigeria."