India's Air Travel Up 8 Percent

Emerging Markets Economy, Dec 21, 2003

India's domestic air travel market expanded 8 percent in the first half of 2003/04, industry figures showed, signalling a demand revival after two years of poor growth.

Figures from the state-owned Airports Authority of India, which manages India 's 122 airports, showed 14.63 million passengers filed through its terminals in April-September 2003 compared with 13.55 million in the year-ago period. Airports Authority said the total number of international passengers -- embarking, disembarking and in transit -- it handled rose 7.4 percent in April-September to 7.53 million. - (EMEconomy.com)