New Delhi: India's domestic air passenger traffic shrunk by almost eight per cent last month compared to November last year, in spite of expectations of a growing market during the peak winter season.
Domestic airlines carried 50.20 lakh passengers in November compared to 54.14 lakh passengers during the same period last year, official data released today showed.
During January-November this year, the number of passengers carried by Indian carriers declined by about three per cent. The airlines flew 5.34 crore passengers in the same period, down from 5.5 crore passengers flown last year.
Though several global bodies had earlier projected a growth in domestic air traffic in India, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) had recently said the impact of a recession was now being felt in India which had shown "the worst performance for any market" in October.
19/12/12 PTI/Economic Times
