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Air traffic grows 47% in June as Delhi, Maharashtra ease Covid-19 curbs

Industry-wide passenger load factor rose to 62.9% in June from May's 50.5%. SpiceJet had the highest load factor of 70%.

Asia-Pacific airlines fare worst among regions, capacity declines 86.3%

The International Air Transport Association, in a report published earlier in June stated that Asia-Pacific airlines fared the worst among various regions.

Passenger traffic at Bengaluru Airport plummets by 66 percent in FY 2020-21

As Covid pandemic continues to affect the aviation sector, Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru informed that passenger traffic at Bengaluru airport has plummeted by 66% in FY 2020-21

Air traveller numbers treble from May low as states get into unlock mode

But the grim reality is that the average daily passengers for June from the second week is still around 40 per cent of the levels reached in March when it rose to 313,000 passengers a day

Domestic air passenger traffic nosedives to 1.92 million in May: Report

Domestic air traffic nosedived to 19.20 lakh passengers in May from around 57.3 lakh in April, registering a sharp 65-67 per cent month-on-month contraction on account of the second wave of the pandemic, a report said on Thursday. With such a sharp fall, the domestic passenger traffic reached lower than the June-July 2020 levels, rating agency Icra said. At the same time, the airlines' capacity deployment for May was lower by around 54-55 per cent 27,700 departures, compared to about 60,300 departures in April this year, indicating the lower demand stemming from averseness of consumers to travel due to the rise in infections, it said. For May 2021, the average daily departures were around 900, significantly lower than around 2,000 in April 2021. The average number of passengers per flight during May was 72, against an average of 93 passengers per flight in April 2021, said Kinjal Shah, Vice President and Co-Group Head at Icra. The gradual decline depicts the continuing stress on ..

International passenger traffic fell by 90.56% in March-Dec 2020: Govt

The pandemic continues to weigh on the airline sector

Airport passenger flow in tier 2, 3 cities more than pre-Covid levels: IATA

India resumed its scheduled domestic passenger flights on May 25, 2020 after keeping them suspended for a period of two months due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown

Air passenger traffic predicted to reach pre-Covid levels in early 2021

Air passenger traffic and aircraft movements are predicted to reach pre-COVID levels in early 2021, according to the Economic Survey 2020-21 released on Friday

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India domestic air passenger traffic reaches over half of pre-Covid levels

India's domestic passenger traffic has reached more than half of pre-coronavirus pandemic level operations with the number of daily air travellers crossing over two lakh in November

Air passenger load factor crosses 60% in August, shows DGCA data

IndiGo remains the market leader with 59.4 per cent market share in August

Air passenger traffic grows 26% sequentially in August, says Icra

Passenger traffic on year-on-year basis, however, plunged by 77 per cent in August, Icra said

GMR group to list airport business, raise Rs 5,000 crore via securities

This will be the first airport company to be listed on the Indian stock exchanges

To make up for lost passengers, carriers bet big on cargo business

SpiceJet inducts its 9th freighter, Air India operates cargo-only flights to Seoul and Singapore

Airlines, airports to push for Covid-19 testing as quarantines hit traffic

Airlines are forecasting a 55% decline in 2020 air traffic, according to IATA, which reported 85% of surveyed travelers expressed concerns about quarantine

India Ratings downgrades GoAir's debt, highlights liquidity concerns

Agency expects sharp decline in GoAir's revenue and operating margin in FY21; Airline's net loss estimated at Rs 1,346 cr in FY20 as against Rs 123 cr profit in FY19

Domestic air passenger traffic expected to shrink by 40-45% in FY21: Crisil

Similarly, India's air passenger traffic in the international sector is expected to plunge by 60-65 per cent, Crisil Research said

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Air passenger traffic in India may fall 45-50% in FY21 over Covid-19: ICRA

It also said the aviation infrastructure industry is amongst the most severely impacted by the Covid-19 crisis and the setback is expected to be substantial in the near term

Global air passenger travel plunges 94.3% in April due to Covid-19: IATA

"This is a rate of decline never seen in the history of IATA's traffic series, which dates back to 1990," said a press release by the organisation that has around 300 airlines as its members