Domestic air passenger traffic slumped 82.3 per cent in July to 21.07 lakh last month, data from aviation regulator DGCA or Directorate General of Civil Aviation showed on Thursday. Airlines’ passenger load factor – a key measure of profitability for carriers – declined sharply in July due to limited operations because of the coronavirus pandemic, the regulator said in a statement.
Airlines carried a total of 372.85 lakh passengers in the first seven months of 2020 (January-July), marking a fall of 54.84 per cent compared to the corresponding period a year ago.
