New Delhi, April 1 -- Air passenger traffic is expected to grow at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9 per cent over FY25- FY27, reaching approximately 485 million by FY27 says a report by CareEdge Ratings.

International air traffic growth is expected to outpace domestic traffic growth during the same period, supported by the addition of wide-body aircraft fleets for the domestic carriers from FY26 onwards.

The report is based on the financial performance of 11 major private airports of India, considering their past and future passenger traffic and capex for the next five years.

Between FY21 and the first nine months of FY25, India's airport operators, including the Airports Authority of India (AAI), have invested approximately...