The domestic passenger traffic is yet to reach the pre-Covid figure, the government is convinced that an upturn is on the horizon. This will result in a rise of direct jobs from 250,000 at present to 350,000 in 2024, official sources told Bizz Buzz.
The current direct employment in the aviation and aeronautical manufacturing sector is around 250,000 employees. This includes pilots, cabin crew, engineer, technicians, airport staff, ground handling, cargo, retail, security, administrative and sales staff, etc. This is expected to increase to around 350,000 by 2024.
The ratio of indirect jobs to direct jobs in aviation is around 4.8. Even if a lower multiplier of 4.5 is taken, the total number of direct and indirect jobs created by aviation and aeronautical manufacturing by 2024 will be around two million, sources said.
Those who wanted to go in the aviation stream, should go for the admissions in any stream of aviation. There are several of job vacancies related to pilots, engineering, cabin crew, airport staff, ground handling, cargo, retail, security, etc.
