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Deepak Patel New Delhi
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India’s aviation sector has transformed dramatically since the economic reforms of 1991, evolving from a state-controlled sector into one of the world’s fastest-growing aviation markets. The journey, however, has been anything but smooth. Three decades of rapid passenger growth have been accompanied by repeated airline failures, bruising competition and persistent questions over whether India’s airline business can ever become consistently profitable.
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