Coronavirus scare spared domestic air travel in February, shows DGCA data

NEW DELHI: Despite coronavirus’ dark shadow on travel, India saw 1.2 crore people flying within the country last month — up almost 9% from 1.1 crore in February 2019. The first two months of this year have seen 2.5 crore domestic flyers, an increase of 5.4% from 2.4 crore in January-February 2019 period, according to DGCA data released Wednesday.
Airlines see the impact of coronavirus on domestic travel has been seen in the past fortnight and will be seen in March figures.
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