Domestic Air Passenger Traffic Remained Low In April-December 2021: ICRA
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Domestic air passenger traffic remained 44 per cent lower in April-December 2021 to 111 lakh against the corresponding period of 2019-20
Domestic air passenger traffic remained 44 per cent lower in April-December 2021 at 111 lakh against the corresponding period of 2019-20, according to rating agency ICRA.
The total domestic passenger traffic was 73 lakh in December 2020, according to a report by the rating agency.
It also said that the emergence of new Coronavirus variant and reactionary restrictions impacting air travel remain near term-challenges for the airline industry.
On a sequential basis, the growth in December was recorded at 5-6 per cent over November 2021 during which Indian carriers had flown 105 lakh passengers, ICRA said in a statement on Monday.
