Domestic air passenger traffic declined for the fourth consecutive month in September, amid a slowing economy and lean travel season.
Scheduled carriers ferried 11.53 million passengers in September, compared to 11.79 million in August, showed data issued by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Thursday. They had carried 11.90 million passengers in July.
“The numbers are disappointing. They have pulled down our projection and now we peg (yearly growth for 2019 at 4-6 per cent). The good news is that we have managed to withstand the exit of Jet Airways and maintained positive growth despite three months of negative or