Indian domestic carriers carried record 50 lakh flyers in December last year. It happened for the first time in the history of Indian civil aviation industry. The data released by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation shows airlines carried 52.13 lakh passengers in December is up from 44.87 lakh in the same period of the previous year. The latest figure posts a growth of almost 16 percent.
The industry paid 1.26 crore as compensation to passengers of which almost 1.10 crore was on account of providing facilities and compensation to those affected by delays and cancellation of flights. More than 1.5 lakh passengers were affected by delay in December only, while 31, 000 passengers had to put up with flight cancellation. Reasons for getting more delays than cancellation of flights are with inclement weather condition in December.
However, analysts predict that Indian civil aviation industry expects robust growth in the next three to five years. The Indian market is well positioned for growth and the air traffic demand is likely to get strong with the growth in the Indian economy.
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