Question

What is the busiest and the costliest air route in India?
A. Mumbai-Chennai air route
B. Delhi-Kolkata air route
C. Mumbai-Delhi air route
D. Chennai-Delhi air route

Answer 1

Hint: India is the third largest civil aviation market in the world. It has 486 total airports, airstrips, flying schools and military bases all over the country. There are 123 airports with scheduled commercial flights including some with dual civilian and army use. There also are 34 international airports.

Complete answer: Option A: The distance between Mumbai to Chennai is 1334 km, and the aerial distance is 1033 km. It takes 1 hour 55 minutes to complete the flight. There are 11 flights per day from Mumbai to Chennai every day.
Option B: The distance between Delhi and Kolkata is 1533.9 km, and the aerial distance is 1311 km. It takes 2 hours and 15 minutes to complete the flight. There are 56 flights from Delhi to Kolkata per week.
Option C: The distance between Mumbai and Delhi is 1416 km, and the aerial distance is 1137 km. It takes 2 hours and 5 minutes to complete the flight. There are more than 25 flights from Mumbai to Delhi every day.
Option D: The distance between Chennai and Delhi is 2210 Km, and the aerial distance is 1757 km. It takes 2 hours and 55 minutes to complete the flight. There are around 15 flights from Chennai to Delhi every day.

Therefore the correct answer is Option(C) Mumbai to Delhi.

Note: While Mumbai to Delhi is the busiest flight route, it must be noted that the number of flights flying from Mumbai to Delhi daily are more than the number of flights flying from Delhi to Mumbai daily. Therefore the two must not be confused with each other.