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Covid-19: India's domestic air passenger traffic fell by 11.8% in March

In the period under consideration, the domestic passenger traffic fall in China was at 65.5 per cent, Japan at 55.8 and followed by that of US at 48.1 per cent

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The country's domestic available passenger capacity -- measured in available seat kilometres (ASKs) -- rose 0.7 per cent on a YoY basis

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2 min read Last Updated : Apr 30 2020 | 10:10 AM IST

India's domestic air passenger traffic crashed by 11.8 per cent in March on a year-on-year basis, as per the data furnished by International Air Transport Association (IATA) on Wednesday.

The month saw the commencement of the first phase of lockdown and subsequent ceasing of all domestic passenger flight operations.

However, the fall in India's domestic air passenger volume -- measured in revenue passenger kilometres -- was the lowest amongst major aviation markets such as Australia, Brazil, China, Japan, Russia and the US.

In the period under consideration, the domestic passenger traffic fall in China was at 65.5 per cent, Japan at 55.8 and

Topics : Domestic air passenger traffic IATA

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