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India's Domestic Air Passenger Traffic Plummets 7.5% in August, IATA Reports
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Moneycontrol•30-09-2026, 21:51
India's Domestic Air Passenger Traffic Plummets 7.5% in August, IATA Reports
- •India's domestic air passenger volume dropped 7.5% annually in August, 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, reversing July's marginal growth.
- •India's domestic RPK decrease of 7.5% 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 among six major markets.
- •IATA's Chief Economist noted that higher energy prices and geopolitical instability might be impacting travelers' budgets and willingness to travel.
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India's domestic air passenger volume dropped by 7.5 per cent year-on-year in August, marking the largest traffic decline among major domestic markets.
Capacity contracted by 1.2 per cent, resulting in a 5.4 percentage point reduction in the Passenger Load Factor down to 78.7 per cent, which was the lowest among the six evaluated markets.
IATA noted that travelers' purchasing power has been reduced by higher energy prices and they might be discouraged from traveling due to prevailing geopolitical instability.
