In a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today the Minister of State for Civil Aviation Shri Jayant Sinha gave the figures for the number of passengers carried by scheduled domestic airlines during the years 2014, 2015, 2016 & 2017 (up to June) and growth with respect to corresponding previous period , which are as follows:

 

Year              Passengers Carried (In Lakhs)             % of Growth

2014                           673.82                                           -

2015                          810.91                                         20.35

2016                          998.88                                         23.18

2017                           561.55                                        18.03

Up to June

 

This information was given by the Minister of State for Civil Aviation Shri Jayant Sinha in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha today.

 

 

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