First time in six years, India’s domestic air traffic growth falls in April: IATA

NEW DELHI: For the first time in six years, India’s airlines’ traffic has fallen 0.5 per cent year-on-year, reflecting the impact of the Jet Airways shutdown, said the International Air Transport Association in its monthly report Wednesday.

According to the report, the demand for domestic travel climbed 2.8 per cent in April compared to April 2018, but down from 4.1 per cent growth in March year-on-year.

While capacity increased 3.2 per cent, load factor slid 0.3 percentage point to 83.2 per cent, IATA said.