China's domestic air traffic is faltering because of zero-Covid policy that has led to tighter travel rules in Beijing resulting in weaker consumer confidence after repeated small outbreaks of Covid.
Jyotiraditya Scindia underlined the government's commitment to pushing the sunrise sector to scale new heights.
Over 327,000 passengers took 2,372 flights, half of which were operated by IndiGo
Around 7.06 million domestic passengers travelled by air in the month of September, 5.44 per cent higher than 6.70 million who travelled in August, the country's aviation regulator said on Monday
The move will enable airlines to operate more flights and will push up passenger loads with the onset of festive season next month
Industry wise seat occupancy in August stood at 70.2 per cent
The ratings agency said despite the continued recovery, there is continued stress on demand, driven largely by the second wave of the pandemic, limiting travel to only necessary travel
The IATA has announced passenger demand performance for June showing a very slight improvement in both international and domestic air travel markets.
Indian airlines are allowed to operate a maximum of 65 per cent of their pre-pandemic domestic flights.
On Sunday govt allowed firms in civil aviation sector that are facing headwinds to borrow up to Rs 200 cr fresh loan under the scheme
The introduction of mandatory RT-PCR tests and lockdown like curbs introduced by various states including Maharashtra and Delhi dampened the demand
Domestic air traffic has been growing in double digits since August and pace slowed down in January
A 66 per cent year-on-year slip in passenger traffic amid Covid-19 induced travel restrictions weighed on the sector
The domestic air traffic is expected to be back to the full pre-COVID-19 level by the summer schedule with the traffic seeing a sharp recovery from the July quarter onwards, Puri said on Friday.
The total number of passengers flown by the Indian carriers on domestic routes in January 2020 was 10.2 million
DGCA yet to release traffic data; in December domestic airlines flew 7.3 mn passengers with month-on-month growth of 15%
India's civil aviation ministry has allowed airlines to operate 80 per cent of capacity
In calendar year 2020, domestic airlines flew 63 million passengers, compared to 144.1 million in the previous year.
This is even as passenger traffic was up 12 per cent sequentially over November 2020, ratings agency Icra said
Domestic airlines flew 6.3 million passengers in November compared to 5.2 million a month earlier. Last November, airlines had carried 12.9 million passengers