April domestic air traffic crosses pre-pandemic levels, says DGCA data

Air traffic numbers have surpassed pre-pandemic levels, indicating a return to normalcy after the chaos caused during the pandemic, revealed the data released by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Friday.

India’s domestic air traffic in April 2023 at 12.89 million passengers falls a little below March 2023 air traffic, which was 12.89 million passengers. Despite this fall in number, this year’s April traffic has not only surpassed the numbers from April 2022, but has also risen above pre-pandemic figures of nearly 11 million passengers in April 2019, showing a 22 per cent growth.

Airlines data and market share
Indigo’s market share rose by 130 basis points or bps (one basis point is one-hundredth of a percentage point.) in February, 90 in March and 70 in April.