Since September 18, the carriers have been operating 85% of their pre-Covid domestic services, as per the order from the ministry
Traffic rose 56-57% to 48-49 lakh in July compared to June this year when it was about 31.1 lakh
Airport officials attribute the hike in the number of passengers to carriers selling tickets without mandatory price bands.
The domestic passenger traffic has decreased from over 23 million in January-March 2021 to around 11 million in the April-June period
Delhi saw the highest movements with over 9,46,890 passengers, followed by Goa with 5,42,350 and Bengaluru with 4,32,180 passengers, respectively
With such a sharp fall, the domestic passenger traffic reached lower than the June-July 2020 levels, rating agency Icra said
In a report, CAPA expects domestic passenger traffic to be around 80-95 million in 2021-22 as against 52.5 million in the previous financial year
The domestic traffic, which slipped to a 10-years low the last fiscal owing to the pandemic, may de-grow by 15-17% in April over March 2021, ICRA said
India's domestic passenger traffic slipped to a 10-year low at an estimated 53.4 million in the just-concluded financial year