An aviation boom year that was 2010

Mumbai: The total number of passengers carried in 2010 (January-November) was 468.09 lakh compared to 393.53 lakh in the corresponding period last year. Aircraft movement grew 3.4% year on year while cargo movement rose 26.9% year on year.
This growth in passenger traffic has also been reflected in the average passenger load factors this year.
According to data available with Director General of Civil Aviation, passenger load factors for domestic operations in India were 70.1% in 2009 (January-December), which have improved to 76.1% in 2010 (January- November).
Total number of domestic flight departures was around 479,148 in 2010 (January- November) compared with 508,051 in 2009 (January-December). The annualised figure for 2010 works out to 522,706, about 2.88% higher than 2009.
31/12/10 Amritha Pillay/Daily News & Analysis

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Categories: Indian Aviation- In General Dec 2010