The Union the Civil Aviation Ministry on November 20 stated that domestic air passenger traffic gained some momentum in October as it grew by 13.36 per cent and stood at 45.50 lakh from 40.18 lakh in September 2012. India's air traffic had fallen drastically in the last five months before October.
A total of 5.37 lakh more passengers travelled in October compared to September, the Ministry said in a statement. The respite came after the passenger traffic fell 8.03 per cent for the fifth straight month in September and stood at 40.18 lakh from 43.69 lakh in August.
The trend started in May during which the traffic came down 0.87 per cent and stood at 54.48 lakh from 54.96 lakh in the corresponding month of 2011. June had recorded a substantial fall of 3.84 per cent at 51.08 lakh from 53.12 lakh in the like month of 2011.