The number of air passengers increased by 70 per cent to 89.85 lakh in October
Mumbai: The epidemic caused by the corona virus had a negative impact on every sector of the country and abroad and has been affecting almost every sector till date. Even the worst-affected aviation sector is now seeing rapid recovery. The country's airline sector has reached pre-corona levels in terms of air traffic due to declining corona cases and increased vaccination speeds. According to a report, the number of domestic air passengers has increased by 20.5 per cent in October. According to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), the number of people traveling by air has risen to 2.5 lakh. In the same month last year, the figure was 2.31 lakh. According to DGCA data, Indigo, the country's largest airline, had the highest number of passengers in October. Indigo flew 3.06 lakh passengers last month. Apart from the airlines under Tata Group, 10.31 lakh people boarded Air India planes in October.