Everything You Need to Know About India’s Airport Sector | Markets by Zerodha Hindi

India’s Airport War: Adani vs GMR | Airport Business Loss Me Kyun Hai? ✈️

India ka aviation sector fast grow kar raha hai. US aur China ke baad, India already world ka 3rd largest aviation market hai. 2024 me 17.4 crore passengers ne flights li, aur 2040 tak ye number 110 crore per year tak pahunch sakta hai. 🚀
Par ek bada sawaal hai — jab demand itni strong hai, toh airports loss me kyun chal rahe hain? 🤔

Is video me hum decode karte hain India ke airport sector ka business model aur samajhte hain Adani Airports vs GMR Airports ke beech chal rahi real competition.

Key Insights 👇

Airport Business & Revenue Model

Airports ke paas do main revenue streams hote hain:
• Aeronautical Revenue – landing, parking, passenger fees (AERA regulated)
• Non-Aeronautical Revenue – duty-free, food courts, lounges, ads, parking (high margin)

Non-aero revenue ka ek hissa aero revenue ko subsidise karta hai, taaki flying passengers ke liye zyada mehengi na ho — lekin isse airport operators ke profits pe pressure aata hai.

Adani vs GMR: Alag Strategies ⚔️
• GMR Airports profitability pe focus kar raha hai — aero tariff hikes, duty-free ka full control aur controlled capex.
• Adani Airports aggressive expansion mode me hai — 2030 tak $15 billion capex, non-aero revenue pe heavy focus aur upcoming privatisation me strong bidding.

Dono companies ke revenue-sharing models alag hain — GMR gross revenue share deta hai, jabki Adani kai airports me per-passenger fee model follow karta hai. Isi wajah se financial outcomes bhi different hain.

Growth High, Profits Low?

Airport business capex-heavy hota hai. High debt, finance costs aur revenue sharing ke chakkar me even large airports loss me hain. Iska long-term impact passengers pe pad sakta hai — higher airport fees aur flying costs 💸

Aapko kya lagta hai —
Airport privatisation sahi decision hai ya nahi?
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Timestamps:
00:00 : Intro
02:21 : Part 1: Basics of the Sector
08:57 : Part 2: Analysing GMR Airports and Adani Airports
19:24 : Outro

Sources:
India’s Aviation market report - https://www.iata.org/en/iata-reposito...
Aviation vision 2047 - https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePa...
2019 privatisation bids - https://www.infrapppworld.com/news/ad....
ICICI Securities GMR Airports IC Report - https://images.assettype.com/bloomber...
GMR Airports FY25 Investor Presentation - https://files.tijorifinance.com/insig...
GMR Airports FY25 Annual Report - https://stockdiscovery.s3.amazonaws.c...
GMR Airports Q2FY26 Concall Transcript - https://investor.gmraero.com/pdf/GMR%...
GMR Airports ET Now Interview -    • GMR Airports: Carpeting The Runway For Gro...  
Adani Airports upcoming capex - https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/adani...
Adani Airports FY25 Investor Presentation - https://www.adanienterprises.com/-/me...
Adani Airports FY25 Annual Report - https://www.adaniairports.com/-/media...
Airport Authority of India FY24 Annual Report - https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/fi...
Potential price hike at Mumbai and Delhi International airports - https://m.economictimes.com/industry/...
Loss making AAI airports - https://www.newindianexpress.com/nati...
Revenues in Aviation, The Print - https://theprint.in/economy/indian-ai...