Domestic air travel resumed on Monday after a span of two months and a majority of passengers in the first four days were those, who were left stranded in different parts of the country.
Domestic flight operations resumed on May 25 after a two-month suspension, allowing stranded people to return home.
Airline executives say occupancy was only 50-55% on Tuesday
Moreover, domestic operations resumed in Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday, a day after the restart of air travel across India.
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India resumed commercial domestic flights on Monday after a gap of two months and the first day saw high cancellations and nervous passengers trying to adapt to the new normal of flying.
In 2018, the domestic air passenger traffic grew by 18.6 per cent to 138.9 million
Scheduled carriers ferried 11.53 million passengers in September, compared to 11.79 million in August, showed data issued by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Thursday
The overall global passenger traffic (domestic and international), however, rose by 5 per cent compared to June 2018
The regional connectivity scheme is another factor for the rise in traffic.
Spicejet with a 94.3 load factor for the last month topped among domestic airlines
The restored tariff will be applicable for the period from July 1 to March 31 next year