Double-digit traffic growth in Indian domestic market continues; 62% up on 2008 levels

Airline traffic growth in India remained in double digits in Nov-2010 for two consecutive Novembers of strong traffic growth with passenger numbers now well above pre-recession levels. Passenger traffic increased 25.1% in the month following four months of growth under 20%. Despite a steep increase in airfares in the month, the seven domestic airlines reported the highest carriage of passengers during a single month of the current calendar year.