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Indian air traffic down 33% in March, with zero passengers in last six days

Flights were grounded for seven days in March but weak sentiments worsen fall

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The numbers confirm this as occupancy for low cost airlines like IndiGo, Go Air, SpiceJet dropped substantially as compared to the usual 90 percent load these airlines manage

Arindam Majumder New Delhi

2 min read Last Updated : May 01 2020 | 2:05 AM IST

Passenger numbers for Indian airlines fell 33 per cent in March, compared to the corresponding period last year. From March 24 midnight, India had announced a nationwide lockdown — one of the harshest measures declared by any government across the world — to contain the spread of novel coronavirus.

Airlines had zero passengers for the last six days in March. The data was released by Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Thursday evening.

In March, airlines flew 7.8 million passengers, against 11.5 million in the same month last year.

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