COVID-19 impact: 57.25 lakh domestic passengers travelled via air in April, 26.9% less than March, says DGCA
The drop in domestic air traffic in April is due to the second wave of the pandemic that has badly hit India and its aviation sector
PTI | May 19, 2021 | Updated 10:55 IST
Around 57.25 lakh domestic passengers travelled by air in April, which is 26.8 per cent lower than 78.22 lakh who travelled in March, Indian aviation regulator DGCA said on Tuesday. According to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), 78.27 lakh people travelled by air within the country in February.
The drop in domestic air traffic in April is due to the second wave of the pandemic that has badly hit India and its aviation sector. While IndiGo carried 30.83 lakh passengers in April, a 53.9 per cent share of the total domestic market, SpiceJet flew 7.05 lakh passengers, which is 12.3 per cent share of the market, according to data shared by the DGCA.