New Delhi: The domestic air passenger traffic declined for the third consecutive month in August even though on a year-on basis it grew. Hit by market uncertainties in a slowing economy and a lean travel season, domestic scheduled carriers carried 11.79 million passengers last month, compared with 11.90 million in July, showed data issued by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Thursday.
The local carriers had flown 12.02 million passengers in June. On a year-on-year basis, passenger air traffic grew 3.8% from 11.35 million a year ago. Air passenger traffic in India grew 3.24% in the first eight months of 2019.
