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have projected significant demand in
Middle East, South Asia (including Indian
subcontinent) and China markets for
regional jets (60- to 150-seat aircraft)
in coming years. These projections are
achievable, provided the countries in
the region are aligned to this increased
demand and engage in improving the infrastructure to accommodate the growth.
Passenger traffic alone will not be able
to fuel the growth, as the infrastructure

Table 1:
Regional 
operating
routes in
India

Table 2:
Regional operating
routes around
Indonesia and
South East Asia

Table 3:
Regional operating
routes in
Middle East

Table 4:
Regional
operating routes
in China

on the ground - airport facilities, industrial expansion, supporting resources, tax
implications, political and financial governance - continue to pose challenges
to revenue generation and profitability.
Some steps in this direction have been
initiated in India's National Civil Aviation
Policy in form of proposed tax reforms in
MRO segment, spare parts import, servicing and stocking, elimination of customs
duty for maintenance tools and tool kits,

negotiation with state governments to
eliminate Value Added Tax on MRO services as well as fiscal support to MROs,
ground handling, fuel services and cargo
services co-located at the airports. Such
reforms will benefit the industry as a
whole in the region. Similar initiatives are
needed to ensure that the opportunities
in the regional jet operations are lucrative enough and enable the operators to
thrive and succeed in this segment.

Tier 1 cities in India

Connecting Tier 2/3
cities (quantity)

Shortest connecting
route (in nm)

Longest connecting
route (in nm)

Bangalore
Chennai
Delhi
Hyderabad
Kolkata
Mumbai

33
33
31
42
28
45

185.0
178.0
175.0
156.0
152.0
153.0

978.5
987.6
998.0
949.0
919.0
982.0

Tier 1 cities in South East Asia

Connecting Tier 2/3
cities (quantity)

Shortest connecting
route (in nm)

Longest connecting
route (in nm)

Pedang, Sumatra Islands
Jakarta, Indonesia
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Bangkok, Thailand
Manila, Phillipines
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

32
22
21
17
22
50

-

666.0
706.0
464.0
372.0
452.0
871.0

Tier 1 cities in Middle East

Connecting Tier 2/3
cities (quantity)

Shortest connecting
route (in nm)

Longest connecting
route (in nm)

Muscat, Oman
Dubai, UAE
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

40
42
40
52

150.0
152.8
234.0
176.0

987.0
959.0
977.0
722.5

Tier 1 cities in China

Connecting Tier 2/3
cities (quantity)

Shortest connecting
route (in nm)

Longest connecting
route (in nm)

Beijing
Guangzhou
Shanghai

14
14
17

218.0
202.0
305.0

895.0
997.0
901.0

Notes:
Connecting routes in Table 1, 3 and 4 are considered to be falling within the 150 to 1000 nm range. Routes shorter than 150 nm
and longer than 1000 nm would not be profitable to operate with regional jets.
The passenger traffic or demand on these routes are not covered as part of this study and would require to be analyzed separately.
In this article, only the operational routing options that would be best catered using regional jets have been explored
In Table 2, due to proximity of several cities in South East Asia and within Indonesian Islands, all possible connecting routes
are taken up to the range of 1000 nm. Due to large sea mass between different island cities, turboprop aircraft are widely used
in the region to connect nearby cities. Longest connecting routes are considered to be ones between major cities in the region.
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