2.1 million people travelled domestically by air in July, 82.3% lower than year-ago: DGCA

14 Aug 2020 Evaluate

Civil aviation regulator -- Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has said a total of 2.1 million people travelled by air domestically in July this year, which is 82.3 per cent lower than the corresponding period last year. Moreover, it stated the occupancy rate or load factor for five out of six major Indian airlines was between 50 and 60 per cent in June. The passenger load factor in the month of July 2020 has shown a sharp decline due to limited air operations because of Covid-19 outbreak.

According to the DGCA, the occupancy rate in SpiceJet was 70 per cent in July this year. However, the occupancy rate for other major airlines IndiGo, GoAir, Vistara, AirAsia India and Air India in July stood at 60.2 per cent, 50.5 per cent, 53.1 per cent, 56.2 per cent and 45.5 per cent respectively.

India resumed domestic passenger flights on May 25 after a gap of two months amid the coronavirus pandemic. Indian airlines are allowed to operate a maximum of 45 per cent of their pre-Covid domestic flights. The DGCA noted a total of 1.98 million passengers travelled domestically in June this year. Between May 25 and May 31, 281,000 air passengers had travelled domestically.

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