Domestic air traffic growth falls to five-year low in January-July 2019

Domestic air passenger traffic growth during the January to July 2019 period grew by a meagre 3.15% annually, its lowest in the last five years, in the wake of an overall economic slowdown in the country and grounding of Jet Airways (India Limited) .

During the period, 8.26 crore passengers (825.64 lakh passengers) availed services of scheduled domestic airlines, as compared to 8 crore passengers (800.40 lakh passengers) who availed such services during the same period of the previous year.

During the January to July 2018 period domestic air traffic grew by 21.79% as compared to the same period of the previous year, data from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) showed, while annual domestic traffic growth during the January to July 2017 period stood at 17.18%.