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India's Domestic Air Passenger Traffic Plummets 7.5% in August, IATA Reports
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News18•30-09-2026, 20:15
India's Domestic Air Passenger Traffic Plummets 7.5% in August, IATA Reports
- •India's domestic air passenger volume dropped 7.5% in August year-on-year, marking the largest decline among major domestic markets.
- •The International Air Transport Association (IATA) reported that industry-wide Revenue Passenger Kilometres (RPK) fell 0.8% year-on-year in August.
- •India's domestic RPK decrease followed a 5.2% drop in July, with capacity contracting by 1.2%.
- •The Passenger Load Factor (PLF) in India fell by 5.4 percentage points to 78.7%, the lowest and largest drop among the six markets analyzed.
- •IATA's Chief Economist noted that future months will reveal if reduced purchasing power and geopolitical instability impact travel budgets.
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India's domestic air passenger volume dropped 7.5 per cent year-on-year in August, marking the largest traffic decline among major domestic markets according to IATA.
India's Passenger Load Factor (PLF) saw a 5.4 percentage point reduction, bringing it down to 78.7 per cent, which was the lowest among the six major markets monitored.
IATA noted that reduced purchasing power due to higher energy prices and prevailing geopolitical instability might discourage travellers from adjusting or maintaining their travel budgets in the coming months.
