Domestic air passenger traffic sees growth in June amid dipping Covid-19 cases: Report

Domestic air passenger traffic was back on the growth trajectory in June amid a declining trend in coronavirus disease (Covid-19) cases in the country with around three million passengers flying on local routes in the last month in contrast to around two million in May, according to a report by credit rating agency ICRA, reported PTI.

The domestic passenger traffic saw sequential growth of 41-42% in June over its previous month. The domestic passenger volume, however, increased 51% on a year-on-year basis, the report said on Tuesday. June 2020 was fully operational after domestic commercial flights operations resumed on May 25 following a nearly two-month ban owing to the nationwide lockdown.