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  India Records 6.3% Rise In Domestic Air Travel At 132.8 Lakh In June

  India's domestic air passenger traffic rose to 132.8 lakh in June this year which represents a 6.3% increase over the corresponding figure for June last year and reflects a robust 10.4 per cent jump over the pre-Covid levels.

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  Domestic Air Passenger Traffic Reached Pre-Covid Levels In December 2022

  The monthly domestic air passenger traffic touched 1.29 crore to cross the pre-COVID level in December 2022, with Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia terming it as a healthy trend and a good sign for the industry.

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  Air Passenger Traffic To Touch 40 Crore By 2023-24: Jyotiraditya Scindia

  Mr Scindia said that at a time when the airline industry globally is facing problems, two new airlines, Jet and Akasa, will soon launch their services

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  'Have To Feed Our Children': Delhi's Rickshaw Pullers Battle Toxic Smog

  For over 40 years, Inder Pal Singh has been ferrying passengers around Delhi's old city by cycle rickshaw in searing summer heat, and increasingly, choking winter smog

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  Covid Risk Rises 50% If Passengers Board Planes Back To Front: Study

  Boarding passengers seated at the back of the aircraft first -- a Covid-era change by Delta Air Lines Inc. and others to cut the risk of infection -- actually increases the chance of catching the virus by 50%, a scientific study showed.

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  Domestic Flight Ticket Prices To Go Up As Centre Raises Cap By Up To 30%

  Passengers will have to spend more money for air travel from now as the Civil Aviation Ministry on Thursday increased the lower and upper limits on domestic airfares by 10 to 30 per cent.

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  Domestic Flight Fare Bands Unchanged Till February, More Flights To Be Allowed Soon

  The Ministry of Civil Aviation stated that it has been monitoring the traffic every day, and that the air traffic is expected to further pick up because of the festive season. As the passenger traffic increases, the upper cap would be revised to 70-75 per cent of normal capacity in the coming days.

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  Domestic Air Passenger Traffic Down 66% In September: ICRA

  ICRA vice president Kinjal Shah said the number of flights departing gradually increased from 416 on Day 1 to 1,488 on Day 128 (September 28).

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  China Requires Negative COVID-19 Tests For Arriving Air Passengers

  Passengers of China-bound flights must provide negative COVID-19 test results before boarding, China's aviation authority said on Tuesday, as the government looks to further reduce the risk of imported coronavirus cases amid increased international travel.

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  India's 2019 Domestic Air Passenger Traffic Up Nearly 4%

  However, on a sequential basis, the 2019 growth rate was far lower than the 18.60 per cent increase in passenger traffic during 2018.

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  "Bit Disappointing": Domestic Air Passenger Traffic Grew By 3.74% In 2019

  Aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Monday said domestic air passenger traffic grew to 14.41 crore in 2019, an increase of just 3.74 per cent as compared to the previous year.

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  Air Travel To Turn Costlier From July 1 After Aviation Security Fee Hike

  Air travel will become slightly costlier as the Ministry of Civil Aviation has decided to increase the aviation security fee (ASF) from Rs 130 to Rs 150 for each Indian passenger from July 1 onwards, according to an official document.

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  Now Pay Upto Rs 400 Per Kg For Extra Baggage In Private Air Carriers

  In a move which could hit the air passengers hard, private carriers such as IndiGo, GoAir and SpiceJet have together increased baggage charges beyond the standard limit of 15 kgs.

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  Number Of Air Passengers In India Soars To 10 Crore, Says Jayant Sinha

  Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation said the number of air passengers would increase further as the government intends to set up more airports

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  As Congestion Soars At Airports, A Race Against Time For The Government

  Airports across the country are struggling to cope with a massive surge in passenger numbers and billions of rupees must be spent to boost their capacity, analysts have warned. India is witnessing a huge boom in air travel as a growing middle class increasingly takes to the skies but experts say infrastructure is failing to keep up.