That is a lot greater than the home air visitors recorded on April 21, 2023. (Representational)
New Delhi:
Home air visitors touched a brand new single-day excessive of 4,71,751 passengers on Sunday, in accordance with official knowledge.
The visitors on Sunday was greater than 14 p.c greater than the common pre-Covid rely of three,98,579.
On April 21, the overall variety of home air passengers stood at 4,71,751 and the variety of flights was 6,128, as per the info from the civil aviation ministry.
That is greater than the home air visitors of 4,28,389 passengers and 5,899 flights recorded on April 21, 2023.
In a publish on X, the ministry stated India’s home aviation is “day-after-day at a brand new excessive”.
“Home aviation in India is witnessing unprecedented progress, pushed by components resembling concrete insurance policies, financial improvement, and growth of low-cost carriers. As extra individuals achieve entry to air journey, the sector is anticipated to proceed its upward trajectory,” it stated.
Final week, aviation regulator DGCA stated passengers carried by home airways throughout January-March 2024 had been 391.46 lakhs as in opposition to 375.04 lakhs through the corresponding interval of the earlier yr, registering an annual progress of 4.38 per cent and month-to-month progress of three.68 per cent.
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