{"id":77905,"date":"2025-01-04T03:53:20","date_gmt":"2025-01-03T22:23:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=77905"},"modified":"2025-03-31T00:39:32","modified_gmt":"2025-03-30T19:09:32","slug":"is-india-canada-air-travel-market-declining","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/04\/is-india-canada-air-travel-market-declining\/","title":{"rendered":"Will India Canada Air Travel Market Decline Amid Political Tensions? | Analysis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

DELHI-<\/strong> Well, we all know that the political relationship between India and Canada is very tense and this mainly affects the people traveling between these two countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following this, there is a chance that a significant downfall in demand may be possible on some routes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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India Canada Tensions: Affecting Air Travel?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Ravreet Singh<\/a>, an Aviation Analyst, and Blogger has revealed some important facts and made a few assumptions on the Canada-India aviation market, so let’s have a look into it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The strained relationship, combined with Canada’s stringent immigration policies, has triggered a substantial decline in travel demand, particularly from Punjab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Visa rejection rates have escalated dramatically, especially for students and visitors, directly influencing outbound travel patterns. This trend manifests in declining airfare prices, with Delhi-Toronto routes now averaging approximately US$775 and Delhi-Vancouver routes around US$660.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mr Singh revealed that Air India (AI)<\/a> currently maintains a robust international service network, operating 21 weekly non-stop flights to Canada <\/strong>from Delhi, comprising 14 flights to Toronto and 7 to Vancouver. Air Canada (AC) <\/a>complements this network with daily services from Toronto and Montreal, including strategic routes via London and seasonal weekly connections to Mumbai.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following the 2022 updated air service agreement, both countries allow unlimited flights between two countries. This helped Air India and Air Canada to add more flights to their existing routes. Hence we have more flights but will it sustain?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Comparing with Previous Data<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The India-Canada air travel market experienced significant passenger volume in 2022, with 1.36 million travelers traversing point-to-point routes between Delhi and major Canadian cities. Delhi-Toronto emerged as the most traveled route, carrying 706,000 passengers, followed by Delhi-Vancouver with 340,000 passengers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here’s the p2p traffic data shared by Ravreet Singh on routes between Delhi and Canada:<\/p>\n\n\n\n