A record number of passengers during the peak travel season of summer has helped the aviation industry fly past the pre-Covid-19 total till September this year. At the current rate of growth, not only will FY24 breach pre-Covid-19 levels, it will even become the best year ever for the sector.
By the end of September, the total number of passengers recorded at the 132 operational airports across the country stood at 183.27 million. While this was 22% higher than the 150 million clocked in the same period last year, and 8% higher than the 170 million clocked in FY20.
