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NEW DELHI: Domestic air traffic touched an “all-time high” of 4,56,082 passengers on a single day on Sunday, prompting Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia to say that the skyrocketing passenger number is a sign of the country’s rising prosperity.
The country’s domestic air traffic has been on the recovery path for the past many months after being severely hit by the coronavirus pandemic.
“Indian Domestic Air Travel Hits New High, surpasses pre-Covid Average”, on April 30, the civil aviation ministry said in a tweet on May 1, a day after 4,56,082 passengers flew on 2,978 flights.
Prior to Covid, the average daily domestic passenger number was 3,98,579.
Post Covid, skyrocketing domestic air passenger number is a sign of the country’s rising growth and prosperity, Scindia added.
In March, domestic carriers flew 128.93 lakh passengers, marking an increase of 21.4 per cent compared to the year-ago period.
