India back at top of domestic air travel growth chart globally: IATA

In April, Russia overtook India by witnessing 16.7% growth as opposed to India’s 15.3%

In May, India again came to the top with 17.7%

After a temporary dip, India is back as the world’s fastest growing domestic air travel market in May, according to International Air Transport Association (IATA). India saw domestic air travel in May 2017 over same month in previous year grow at 17.7%, followed by China at 16.8%.

IATA had said that India had been the fastest growing domestic aviation market globally for 22 months in a row, while giving the figures for March. But in April, Russia overtook India by witnessing 16.7% growth as opposed to India’s 15.3%.

Domestic Air Travel Figures Growth Rates