Domestic air pax traffic expected to grow 41-42% sequentially
On a sequential basis, the number of departures in June 2021 was higher by 14-15 per cent as Covid-19 infections demonstrated a downward trajectory, the agency said.
Domestic air passenger traffic rose to 1.07 crore in February 2018 — up 24.14 per cent — from 86.55 lakh in the corresponding month of 2017, official data showed on Monday.
The total domestic air passenger traffic had risen to 1.14 crore in January.
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Data furnished by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) revealed that passenger traffic during the January-February 2018 period grew by 21.80 per cent.
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“Passengers carried by domestic airlines during January-February 2018 were 222.09 lakh as against 182.34 lakh during the corresponding period of previous year, registering a growth of 21.80 per cent,” the DGCA said in its monthly domestic traffic report.
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