India's domestic air passenger traffic crosses 400,000-mark on Sunday

India's daily domestic air passenger traffic crossed the 4 lakh mark on Sunday - for the first time in the last two years, Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya M. Scindia said on Monday.

In a tweet, he said: "And we hit the 4 lakh mark for the first time in the last two years!"

On Sunday, 407,975 domestic passengers were ferried on 2,838 flights. The total flight movement stood at 5,672.

According to industry experts, lower Covid infection rate as well as lesser restrictions and holiday travel propped up the passenger numbers.

For international traffic, we have prepared rules with Health Ministry & posted on websites that either vaccination certificates are to be uploaded or an RTPCR test is uploaded 72hrs before travelling: Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia pic.twitter.com/m41XjN2KQj

— ANI (@ANI) April 18, 2022