Domestic air passenger flown in January 21 up over December 20; down 39.5% YoY

Demand for air travel continued to grow during the month of January 2021 on the back of capacity addition by airlines and increase in the number of people taking flights, as the number of coronavirus cases declined in the country.

Indian airlines registered an increase of 5.5% in passenger numbers during the month of January over December last year. The domestic aviation industry, however, continued to decline year-on-year, and fell by 39.50% during January this year as compared to the same month last year. The government currently allows airlines to operate up to 80% of pre-COVOD fights and may consider increasing it further with airlines reaching close to 80% in terms of capacity.