Airport industry seen at $1.3 bn profit before tax in FY25

India’s airport industry is projected to report a profit before tax of USD 1.3 billion in the current financial year, aviation advisory firm CAPA India said while giving projections at its aviation summit in the national capital. The profit is anticipated to be Rs 256.1 (USD 3.1) per passenger in the fiscal ending March 2025. India’s airport operators are forecast to register Rs 359.8 billion (USD 4.3 billion) in revenue for FY2025, representing a growth of 14.8 per cent y-o-y from FY2024, CAPA India said. In the current fiscal, passenger throughput at Indian airports is estimated to rise to 404.9 million. Of the total, 81.1 per cent will be domestic and 18.9 per cent will be international traffic, it said. As per the report, the Airport Authority of India’s (AAI) profitability is likely to remain robust in FY2024 and FY2025.