Domestic air passenger traffic grew by 8.98% in February: DGCA

NEW DELHI: Domestic air passenger traffic in February increased by 8.98 per cent to 1.236 crore as compared to the same period last year, according to data released on Wednesday by aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).
However, the rise in the number of domestic air passengers for January was just 2.2 per cent when compared with the figures of the corresponding period in 2019.
According to the DGCA data, passenger load factors (PLFs) of all major airlines — Air India, SpiceJet, GoAir, IndiGo, AirAsia India and Vistara — increased in February as compared to January.
PLF measures the seat capacity utilisation of the airline.