Air traffic increases 33% in 2007

New Delhi: Indians are flying like never before within the country. In 2007, 432.89 lakh people took to the skies, registering a 32.51% growth from the figure of 326.68 lakh in 2006, according to data from The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).
All airlines except Jet, showed a growth ranging from 11-149% in passenger traffic in 2007, over the previous year. IndiGo recorded a growth of 686%, thanks to the induction of fleet last year, which now stands at 16. GoAir also nearly doubled its passenger intake, again for the same reason. Kingfisher recorded an 87% growth.
The Naresh Goyal-owned company, however, had a 3.5% negative growth in passenger traffic.Jet carried 96.75 lakh passengers in 2007, while the figure was 100.28 lakh in the previous year. Its market share also fell to 29.9% in 2007 from 31.2% in the previous year.
16/01/08 Saurabh Sinha/Economic Times

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