Air passenger traffic growth hits five-year low in February on Jet turbulence

Coimbatore: The turbulence at Jet Airways seems to have had an adverse impact on the growth in air passenger traffic in the country.
The number of passengers travelling through domestic airways in February stood at 11.34 million, a 5.6% year-on-year (y-o-y) increase, the slowest pace of growth in a month in five years.
The number of departures for Jet Airways fell to 8,312 in February compared to 11,388 in January, data with DGCA (Directorate General of Civil Aviation) showed. This represented a 33.3% decrease on a y-o-y basis.
The number of hours flown by the airline declined to 15,013 in February compared to 20,674 in January.