Sunday saw the highest number of flights and passengers flown since resumption of air travel last May. While the number of flights were around 85 per cent of the approved winter schedule, the passenger figure was around 89 per cent of the pre-Covid-19 figure.

       The first seven days of November have also seen the highest traffic on a comparative basis this year. Traffic in November has been driven by Diwali holidays. Rapid vaccinated too has aided demand Airlines are allowed to operate at hundred per cent capacity in the winter schedule which began on October 31.