The number of domestic air passengers across India in December 2024 is estimated to be about 15.3 million, according to credit ratings agency ICRA. This is an 11% growth from December 2023, and over 17% higher than pre-Covid levels in December 2019. There was also a significant growth in airlines’ capacity, ICRA noted. “The airlines’ capacity deployment in December 2024 was higher than December 2023 by 7.5% and by 3.8% over November 2024.” Between April and December 2024, over 122.5 million domestic passengers traveled through air, up 7% year on year and nearly 13% higher than April-December period in 2019.
