Domestic Air Traffic To Touch Pre-Covid Levels In 2 Months: Jyotiraditya Scindia

Daily air passenger numbers are likely to cross the pre-pandemic levels in the next two months, civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia has said

Daily air passenger numbers are likely to cross the pre-pandemic levels in the next two months, civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said on Monday.

Addressing a event, the minister also urged states to reduce tax on jet fuel to boost the country's aviation sector.

During the pre-pandemic times, domestic airlines carried around four lakh passengers per day and the number began climbing up after second wave but again declined after the emergence of Omicron infections late last year.

Airlines were allowed to operate at full capacity from October 18, 2021.