Domestic air passenger volume grew 14.25 RPT 14.25 percent to 171.25 million RPT 171.25 million in fiscal 2019 over the previous year, even as March posted the lowest growth rate in many years with a paltry 0.14 percent, according to the data from the DGCA.
In FY18, the passenger volume had clipped at a higher 18.3 percent to 146.84 million RPT 146.84 million.
However, the March numbers came as a shocker to the airline industry as the traffic though continued to grow in green but almost flat at 0.14 percent to 11.59 million passengers up from 11.58 million a year ago, largely due to the huge capacity reduction following the troubles at Jet Airways in the month, show data released by the DGCA Monday.
