Domestic air traffic grew by nearly 40% in June: Report

Domestic air passenger traffic grew by 41-42% with an estimated 2.9 to 3 million passengers flying in June as compared to 1.98 million passengers in May as the rate of Covid- 19 infections dipped after peaking during the second wave, according to credit rating agency ICRA.

Airlines’ capacity deployment for June 2021 was around 46% higher than June 2020 with 31,700 departures in June 2021, against 21,696 departures in June 2020, the report noted. On a sequential basis, the number of departures in June 2021 was higher by 14-15%, as Covid-19 infections demonstrated a downward trajectory.

“For June 2021, the average daily departures were at ~1100, significantly higher than average daily departures of 700 in June 2020, and higher than ~900 in May 2021, though [it] remains significantly lower than ~2000 in April 2021.