Amid lean season, average daily domestic air traffic rises 2.25% in August

The average daily domestic traffic in India increased by 2.25 per cent month-on-month (m-o-m) to 402,848 in August due to the lean travelling season, according to data from the Ministry of Civil Aviation reviewed by Business Standard.

Furthermore, except for SpiceJet, Indian carriers' load factors (occupancy rate) remained below 90 per cent in August too. All Indian carriers had recorded sub-90 per cent load factors in July.

After Go First suspended all flights from 3 May onwards, its passenger traffic shifted to other carriers, helping them achieve load factors of 90 per cent or higher in May and June. Due