India's domestic air passenger traffic grew by a whopping 20.2% in 2015 over the previous year, helped by higher economic growth and increase in number of flights across domestic airlines network, according to the global airlines body International Air Transport Association (IATA).
"Total domestic travel grew by 6.3% in 2015, although there was a wide dispersion in performance by market.
The India and China domestic markets led the way, with both registering double-digit annual growth (20.2%t and 10.9% respectively)," the IATA said in its latest report.
Globally, international passenger traffic rose 6.5%t during 2015 compared to 2014 while capacity (addition of aircraft in the network) increased by 5.9%.
As per the IATA, Indian carriers also recorded a higher seat occupancy during 2015 over 2014, IATA said.
The growth in India's domestic air traffic was more than three-folds of the global average of 6.3%.
"All markets (globally) showed growth, led by India and China but there was wide variance. Capacity rose 5.2% and load factor by 0.9% over 2014 to a record 81.5%," it said.
04/02/16 PTI/Daily News & Analysis
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"Total domestic travel grew by 6.3% in 2015, although there was a wide dispersion in performance by market.
The India and China domestic markets led the way, with both registering double-digit annual growth (20.2%t and 10.9% respectively)," the IATA said in its latest report.
Globally, international passenger traffic rose 6.5%t during 2015 compared to 2014 while capacity (addition of aircraft in the network) increased by 5.9%.
As per the IATA, Indian carriers also recorded a higher seat occupancy during 2015 over 2014, IATA said.
The growth in India's domestic air traffic was more than three-folds of the global average of 6.3%.
"All markets (globally) showed growth, led by India and China but there was wide variance. Capacity rose 5.2% and load factor by 0.9% over 2014 to a record 81.5%," it said.
04/02/16 PTI/Daily News & Analysis
