India continued to register double-digit growth in air passenger traffic for the 54th month in a row in February, the International Air Transport Association said.
In its global passenger traffic results for February, IATA said that the ‘Revenue Passenger Kilometers’ grew by 10% in the Indian domestic sector. RPK is the product of the total number of revenue-paying passengers and the distance flown.
India’s RPK was rivalled only by China, which posted a growth of 11.4% in February. However, seats available on domestic airlines in India grew by 12.3%, the highest growth among world’s domestic markets.
In October 2018, India had crossed a milestone when its domestic passenger traffic clocked double-digit growth for 50 straight months. In fact, the growth in passenger traffic in October was 15%, much higher than in February 2019. Aviation industry experts now say that with Jet Airways curtailing its schedule, the passenger traffic growth is likely to slow down.
In its global passenger traffic results for February, IATA said that the ‘Revenue Passenger Kilometers’ grew by 10% in the Indian domestic sector. RPK is the product of the total number of revenue-paying passengers and the distance flown.
India’s RPK was rivalled only by China, which posted a growth of 11.4% in February. However, seats available on domestic airlines in India grew by 12.3%, the highest growth among world’s domestic markets.
In October 2018, India had crossed a milestone when its domestic passenger traffic clocked double-digit growth for 50 straight months. In fact, the growth in passenger traffic in October was 15%, much higher than in February 2019. Aviation industry experts now say that with Jet Airways curtailing its schedule, the passenger traffic growth is likely to slow down.
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