India domestic traffic continues upward climb in August

Indian carriers continue to see an increase in domestic traffic for August, reporting a third consecutive month of traffic improvement amid an easing of domestic travel restrictions. Data released by the country’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) shows that India’s carriers flew about 6.7m domestic passengers in August, 34% higher month on month. The number of domestic passengers is also more than double compared to the relatively low base in August 2020. However, when compared to pre-pandemic 2019, Indian carriers carried 43% fewer domestic passengers — an indication that full domestic recovery remains a distant goal. State-owned Air India carried around 890,000 domestic passengers in August, a 33% jump month on month, DGCA data shows. Story has details of other carriers.<br/>