Domestic air traffic fell 8% in June due to higher fares, says DGCA

• Domestic air traffic slowed in June due to a combination of higher fares and seasonality
• Traffic declined 7.8 per cent in June as airlines flew 10.5 million passengers. Seat occupancy was low as well compared to May
• Vistara was the only airline to carry more passengers in June compared to May. It carried 9,000 more passengers in the month
• AirAsia India had the best punctuality record among all airlines at four metro airports with an on time performance of 89.8 per cent
• IndiGo continued to retain the number one spot with 56.9 per cent market share