Domestic air traffic in India grew by 16.3% in October: IATA

05 Dec 2014 Evaluate

India's domestic air traffic grew by 16.3% y-o-y in the month of October, higher than 10% growth in China, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) stated. The IATA highlighted that the significant growth in reported month reflected market stimulation by local carriers, though this was a considerable slowdown compared to September growth of 26.4%. From the beginning of the year, domestic carriers have been offering low fares through a series of discounted ticket schemes to stimulate demand. On global front, IATA stated that global domestic travel demand rose by 5.8% in October compared to the same month last year.

Domestic airlines flew 59.25 lakh passengers in October this year as compared to 50.08 lakh passengers during the same period in 2013. During January-October 2014, the number of passengers carried by domestic airlines was 550.68 lakh as against 507.03 lakh in the year-ago period. Domestic air traffic is expected to enhance in coming months as aviation turbine fuel (ATF) for domestic carriers has become 11.22% cheaper since October and is expected to see more price cuts in the next three months. Domestic carriers are likely to cut fare prices as ATF accounts for over 50% of domestic carriers' operating costs.

The civil aviation industry in India has ushered in a new era of expansion driven by factors such as low-cost carriers (LCC), modern airports, foreign direct investments (FDI) in domestic airlines, cutting edge information technology (IT) interventions and a growing emphasis on regional connectivity. Indian civil aviation industry is amongst the top 10 in the world with a size of around $16 billion. India has a vision of becoming the third largest aviation market by 2020.

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