Domestic air passenger traffic dips 30% at Jaipur

Jaipur: The economic slowdown has continued to tighten its grip on the aviation industry. The Jaipur airport has witnessed a sharp fall of 30% dom
estic air passengers in the last quarter (July-September). This is the sixth consecutive month that the passenger movement has seen a fall, thanks to rise in fares several times.
Similarly, the air traffic has registered a negative growth despite a reduction of 40% flights operated by different airlines. The passenger load has fallen to a five-year low at Jaipur airport.
According to the latest figures released by the Airport Authority of India, Jaipur, the total number of passengers in the second quarter of 2008 stood at 1.67 lakh, down by almost 77,000 in the year-ago quarter. September was the worst-hit as air passenger traffic registered a 38% negative growth.
The domestic passengers travelled in September is 50,172, compared with 80,934 in the year-ago month.
During the same period, the overseas travellers registered a minimal growth of 3%, barring September, which maintained a negative growth of 9% due to global slowdown followed by vast cancellations of bookings by foreigners.
23/10/08 Shoeb Khan/Times of India

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Categories: Airports Oct 2008, Indian Aviation- In General Oct 2008