{"id":20966,"date":"2022-05-29T18:59:18","date_gmt":"2022-05-29T13:29:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=20966"},"modified":"2022-05-29T18:59:20","modified_gmt":"2022-05-29T13:29:20","slug":"indian-aviation-exceed-pre-pandemic-domestic-flights-as-need-surges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/05\/29\/indian-aviation-exceed-pre-pandemic-domestic-flights-as-need-surges\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian aviation exceed Pre-Pandemic domestic flights as need surges"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

India has seen aircraft movements exceed pre-pandemic levels as carriers try to lure more passengers to the skies.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Indian airlines are pushing ahead with their bid for additional domestic capacity, exceeding pre-pandemic figures for a sustained period now.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

India first crossed to 2019 levels in early January <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

India <\/a>first traveled 2019 levels in early January but was forced to scale back flights due to the COVID surge. However, this quarter (April-June), carriers have officially exceeded pre-pandemic ability by a healthy margin, showing no signs of stopping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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India’s airlines have racked up over 2,500 flights <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

It’s finally happened, domestic airlines have been able to break the cycle of capacity drops and exceed 2019 COVID levels. Data from RadarBox.com shows that since March 5th, India’s airlines have racked up over 2,500 flights every day and are currently approaching 2,800 rotations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This quarter of success has been made possible by three factors, high vaccination rates, low COVID levels, and no government interference. While India is yet to vaccinate children, the current program has permitted travelers to begin flying again with little to no fear, departing airports bustling again. Another major factor has been low COVID cases, with no new variants causing a surge and hurting traffic.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, critically, the government’s decision to drop its “temporary” restrictions on capacity has permitted the competitive market to emerge once more. While fare caps stay in place, airlines have been deploying capacity and frequencies to existing routes to shore up revenues and fly desperate holidaymakers and business travelers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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