Credit ratings agency ICRA in its latest report has said that domestic air passenger traffic grew by a whopping 67 per cent year-on-year at around 87-88 lakh in October 2021 as compared to domestic passenger volume in October 2020 was at 52.71 lakh on the back of festive season demand amid continuous fall in the number of COVID-19 infection cases. It stated that the growth in domestic passenger traffic, on a sequential basis, was nearly 24-25 per cent higher compared to 71 lakh.
Moreover, it mentioned domestic carriers operated 46 per cent more flights at 72,000 during the month under review over 49,150 departures logged in October 2020, adding, on a sequential basis, the number of departures in October 2021 were higher by around 18 per cent, as COVID-19 infections demonstrated a downward trajectory.
Besides, it said for October 2021, the average daily departures were at around 2,400, significantly higher than the average daily departures of 1,585 in October 2020, and higher than around 2,100 in September 2021. The average number of passengers per flight during October this year was 122, against an average of 117 passengers per flight in the earlier month. The government allowed the airlines to operate at 100 per cent capacity from October 18, which is a step in the right direction, given the onset of the festive season.
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