Air traffic surges 21% in June

The Indian aviation story is flying high. Last month saw 45.7 lakh domestic flyers, which was 21.4% higher than the 37.6 lakh people who took to the skies in June 2009. And, between January and June, 257.1 lakh people flew within the country, 22% higher than last year’s figure of 211 lakh.

June saw low-cost carrier (LCC) IndiGo, which has been around for four years, flying neck-and-neck with the oldest domestic carrier Air India (domestic) or the erstwhile Indian Airlines. Source

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