MUMBAI: Domestic air passenger traffic rose 7.9 per cent in June over the year ago period even as the average demand for domestic travel across seven major aviation markets declined in the reporting month to 4.4 per cent from 4.7 per cent earlier, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said on Thursday.
The overall global passenger traffic (domestic and international), however, rose by 5 per cent compared to June 2018, said IATA.
The international passenger demand rose 5.4 per cent in June 2019 compared to the period year-ago, which was an improvement from 4.6 per cent annual growth recorded in May.
All regions recorded increase in growth, led by airlines in Africa with capacity increasing 3.4 per cent, and load factor increasing by 1.6 percentage points to 83.8 per cent, in the reporting month, it said.
