An IndiGo flight bound to Indore was on Friday grounded at Kanpur airport due to a technical snag, informed airline authorities. An alternate aircraft has been arranged for passengers, the airline said.
Meanwhile, the number of passengers carried by domestic airlines surged to 770.70 lakh in January-August 2022 period as against 460.45 lakh recorded during the corresponding period of the last year, registering a year-on-year growth of 67.38 per cent, as per the official data released on Friday.
According to data released by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), the number of passengers carried by domestic airlines rose to 101.16 lakh in August 2022 as compared to 67.01 lakh in August 2021.
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