Air traffic growth slumps in Jan-Jul
NEW DELHI : Air passenger traffic in India grew 3.1% in the first seven months of 2019—the slowest pace in at least five years—amid market uncertainties in a slowing economy and the grounding of Jet Airways (India) Ltd.
About 82.56 million passengers travelled on domestic routes during the January to July this year, compared with 80.04 million passengers a year earlier, showed data issued by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation on Thursday.
Domestic air traffic grew nearly 22% in the year-earlier period, while it grew 17.18% during January to July 2017.
