PM Modi addresses IATA's 81st Annual General Meeting at Bharat Mandapam
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the 81st Annual General Meeting of the International Air Transport Association and the World Air Transport Summit at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, on 2 June 2025.
Summary
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the International Air Transport Association's (IATA) 81st Annual General Meeting and the plenary session of the World Air Transport Summit at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi on 2 June 2025, noting that the event had returned to India after four decades. He said India is today the world's third-largest domestic aviation market and is emerging as a leading force in global space-aviation convergence. He described the success of the UDAN scheme as a golden chapter in Indian civil aviation and invited the world's leading aviation companies to invest in India.
Key facts
- Date / venue
- 2 Jun 2025, Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi
- Event
- IATA 81st AGM and World Air Transport Summit
- Significance
- Returned to India after four decades
- India's position
- World's third-largest domestic aviation market
- Scheme highlighted
- UDAN
Practice MCQs 2 questions
Which edition of IATA's Annual General Meeting did PM Modi address at Bharat Mandapam on 2 June 2025?
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Correct answer: D — 81st
PM Modi addressed IATA's 81st Annual General Meeting and the plenary session of the World Air Transport Summit at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi.
According to PM Modi's address at the IATA AGM in June 2025, where does India rank among the world's domestic aviation markets?
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Correct answer: B — Third-largest
PM Modi said India today is the world's third-largest domestic aviation market.