Thanks to the sharp economic recovery, Indians are holidaying like never before. May recorded the highest number of domestic air travellers ever with 47.8 lakh people taking to the skies. This figure gets even higher if Pawan Hans’ 70,000 fliers are added, taking the combined scheduled traveller figure to 48.5 lakh for the school vacation month. Till last month, the record for highest number of domestic travellers in a single month rested with December 2009 when 44.9 lakh people flew. Adding Pawan Hans’ fliers, this number was 45.5 lakh.
The government now expects India to break into the top league of nations in terms of air traffic. With domestic travellers choosing to fly in record numbers, airlines are now also set to end their loss-making runs. Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation (CAPA) India head Kapil Kaul said that expect Air India, almost all other carriers will make profits this quarter and break even in the current fiscal.
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