India's air passenger traffic is expected to reach 478 million passengers by 2036. According to International Air Transport Association's (IATA) 20-year air passenger forecast, India will add 337 million new passengers by 2036. The forecast said, Britain will fall to fifth place, India will surpass in 2025, and Indonesia in 2030.<br/><br/>On the global level, IATA expects 7.8 billion passengers to travel in 2036, which is nearly double of the 4 billion air travellers expected to fly this year. <br/><br/>The association's 20-Year Air Passenger forecast said that the prediction is based on a 3.6 per cent average compound annual growth rate and all indicators lead to growing demand for global connectivity. The world needs to prepare for a doubling of passengers in the next 20 years.