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India’s Domestic Passenger Traffic Growth Rises 11.3% In November

The domestic passenger traffic growth in India has hit double digits for the first time since January 2019.

 Passengers cross a road with their luggage, outside an airport in India. (Source: PTI)
Passengers cross a road with their luggage, outside an airport in India. (Source: PTI)

Reaching double digits for the first time since January 2019, domestic passenger traffic growth in India jumped to 11.3 percent in November as compared to the corresponding month of 2018, said International Air Transport Association on Thursday.

"However, economic growth (in India) in the third quarter was the weakest in around six years amid a broad-based slowdown that is affecting many sectors of the economy. This will present a more challenging environment for the industry going forward," said a statement issued by the global airlines body said.

IATA, which represents around 290 airlines comprising 82 percent of global air traffic, measures passenger growth in revenue passenger kilometres, which is calculated by multiplying the number of passengers to the distance travelled by them.