India Records Highest-Ever Air Passenger Traffic in First Half
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India is emerging as a strong domestic aviation market. Increased investment in aviation infrastructure in the country, along with growing purchasing power of the Indian middle class is boosting the Indian aviation industry.
The Indian aviation industry has recorded its highest-ever domestic passenger traffic for a half year. Between January and June 2024, Indian airlines carried 79.35 million passengers. This was an increase of over 4% from the previous year, as per data from Indian aviation watchdog Directorate General of Civil Aviation.
Before this, the highest-ever passenger traffic for a half year was recorded in 2023, when 76.09 million passengers traveled on domestic airlines. The passenger traffic in 2023 had surpassed pre-Covid levels of 70.68 million passengers by 7.7%.
Passenger Traffic Doubled in 10 YearsIn the January-June
