The Indian aviation market is leading the global recovery, having reached 76 percent of pre-pandemic levels, whereas the world average is at 58 percent.
The data, aircraft manufacturer Boeing said in its India outlook, is based on traffic till April 5.
“India domestic traffic is quickly approaching early 2020 or ‘normal’ levels,” David Schulte, managing director of Regional Marketing, Boeing Commercial Airplanes, said on April 7.
At the same time, Schulte agreed that the recent surge in cases in some of the key domestic markets, including Maharashtra and Delhi, need to be tracked for possible impact.
Air travel bookings have taken a 15 percent hit in the last couple of week amid a surge in reported COVID-19 infections and fresh restrictions on travel and business.
Source: Moneycontrol
