In our continuing series, which examines the most robust routes between various global geographies using CAPA’s Route Analyser Tool, we will look at India in a more comprehensive way, showing that regulatory policy in India has actually moved its hubs to the Gulf states, primarily Dubai.

While there are a few additional Europe-South Asia routes (i.e. Pakistan, Sri Lanka) that meet the selected criteria, they have been eliminated from the analysis. What is left is a pattern that has two significant offers, between London and India’s two primary cities, followed by a robust, but much smaller offer, primarily originating in Germany. Following this, every service is essentially a single daily flight, most to either Delhi or Mumbai.