Third party ground handling business in India could increase by USD130 million overnight

After more than three years of legal challenges, India's Supreme Court is likely to rule in mid-Apr-2014 in favour of the government's ground handling policy which was first proposed in 2007.

Things can move slowly in India; but when they do move, the scope of change can often be transformative. Such would be the case with the country's ground handling industry. But it would not all be smooth sailing.

If the Court does rule to uphold the policy, the size and structure of India's ground handling sector will be dramatically transformed - significantly increasing the size of the contestable market for third party handlers almost overnight. CAPA estimates the market will be worth USD1 billion annually within the next ten years.