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Domestic airlines fly high in the skies; passenger footfall up by 80 pc

It seems that the Indian aviation industry is moving towards pre-COVID days as the data from the Director General Civil Aviation (DGCA) shows that the domestic air passengers footfall is up by about 80 per cent in September compared to the same month last year.

In September 2020, 3.9 million passengers boarded the flights compared to 7.1 million in 2021, a surge of 79.23 per cent.