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                                                                                                       Why Airlines Close Boarding Gates 20 Minutes Before Departure? 5 Real Reasons Behind The Rule
- Friday October 24, 2025
 - Travel | Written by Nikita Nikhil, Edited by Shubham Bhatnagar
 
If you have ever sprinted to a gate only to find it closed, there is a reason airlines shut the boarding well before take-off. Here is what goes on in those crucial 20 minutes before departure.
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                                                                                                       Dramatic Video Shows Pakistani Plane Battling Sandstorm, Forced To Abort Landing In Lahore
- Monday May 26, 2025
 - Feature | Edited by Anjali Thakur
 
Air Traffic Control reportedly instructed the pilot to abort the landing due to unsafe conditions.
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                                                                                                       India Tops Global List In Passenger Loads On Domestic Flights: Report
- Friday January 31, 2025
 - India News | IANS
 
India's domestic flights have recorded a passenger load factor of 86.4 per cent in 2024, to forge ahead of the US and China which figure at the second and third spot respectively.
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                                                                                                       Domestic Air Passenger Traffic Crosses 5.05 Lakh Mark On November 17
- Tuesday November 19, 2024
 - Travel | Press Trust of India
 
Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu said the number shows that air travel is now more accessible to the people and that the achievement was made possible due to schemes like UDAN
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                                                                                                       India Records 6.3% Rise In Domestic Air Travel At 132.8 Lakh In June
- Tuesday July 9, 2024
 - India News | Indo-Asian News Service
 
India's domestic air passenger traffic rose to 132.8 lakh in June this year which represents a 6.3% increase over the corresponding figure for June last year and reflects a robust 10.4 per cent jump over the pre-Covid levels.
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                                                                                                       Domestic Air Traffic Touches Record High With 4.71 Lakh Daily Passengers
- Tuesday April 23, 2024
 - India News | Press Trust of India
 
Domestic air traffic touched a new single-day high of 4,71,751 passengers on Sunday, according to official data.
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                                                                                                       Domestic Air Traffic Touches Record High With 4.5 Lakh Daily Passengers
- Monday November 20, 2023
 - India News | Press Trust of India
 
The domestic air traffic touched a new high on Sunday as airlines carried 4,56,910 passengers, marking two "consecutive days of historic numbers".
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                                                                                                       Indigo Flight Cancellations, Delays Affected 76,000 Passengers In September: Data
- Thursday October 12, 2023
 - India News | Press Trust of India
 
Of the total 76,612 total passengers affected, 50,945 passengers were affected after IndiGo cancelled its flights altogether in September.
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                                                                                                       Domestic Air Traffic Rises 22.8% To 1.24 Crore In August: Aviation Body
- Thursday September 14, 2023
 - India News | Press Trust of India
 
Domestic air passenger traffic rose 22.81 per cent to 1.24 crore in August this year as against 1.01 crore in the year-ago period, according to DGCA data released on Thursday.
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                                                                                                       Parliamentary Panel Suggests Setting Up Specialised Security Agency For Airports
- Monday July 24, 2023
 - India News | Press Trust of India
 
As per the latest official data, the country's domestic air passenger traffic grew 18.78 percent to around 1.25 crore in June compared to the year-ago period.
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                                                                                                       Air Traffic In India Jumps By 36% In January-May 2023
- Thursday June 15, 2023
 - India News | Asian News International
 
Passengers carried by Indian domestic airlines during January-May 2023 were 636.07 lakhs, as against 467.37 lakhs during the corresponding period of 2022, Directorate General of Civil Aviation data showed Thursday.
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                                                                                                       Domestic Air Traffic Touches All-Time High After 2,978 Flights On April 30
- Monday May 1, 2023
 - India News | Press Trust of India
 
Domestic air traffic touched an "all-time high" of 4,56,082 passengers in a single day on Sunday, with Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia saying that the skyrocketing passenger number is a sign of the country's rising prosperity.
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                                                                                                       Domestic Air Passenger Traffic Reached Pre-Covid Levels In December 2022
- Tuesday January 3, 2023
 - India News | Press Trust of India
 
The monthly domestic air passenger traffic touched 1.29 crore to cross the pre-COVID level in December 2022, with Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia terming it as a healthy trend and a good sign for the industry.
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                                                                                                       Domestic Air Traffic Nearing Pre-Covid Levels A "Great Sign": PM Modi
- Tuesday October 11, 2022
 - India News | Press Trust of India
 
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday described the number of daily domestic air passengers nearing the pre-COVID level as a "great sign" and said the focus is on improving connectivity across the country.
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                                                                                                       Omicron Has Potential To Derail Domestic Air Traffic Recovery: Rating Body ICRA
- Tuesday December 7, 2021
 - India News | Press Trust of India
 
Continuing on the recovery path, domestic air passenger traffic crossed the 10-million mark in November for the first time since the pandemic hit aviation industry but Omicron has the potential to spoil the party, according to rating agency ICRA.
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                                                                                                       Why Airlines Close Boarding Gates 20 Minutes Before Departure? 5 Real Reasons Behind The Rule
- Friday October 24, 2025
 - Travel | Written by Nikita Nikhil, Edited by Shubham Bhatnagar
 
If you have ever sprinted to a gate only to find it closed, there is a reason airlines shut the boarding well before take-off. Here is what goes on in those crucial 20 minutes before departure.
-  
 www.ndtv.com/travel 
 - 
                                            
                                                                                                       Dramatic Video Shows Pakistani Plane Battling Sandstorm, Forced To Abort Landing In Lahore
- Monday May 26, 2025
 - Feature | Edited by Anjali Thakur
 
Air Traffic Control reportedly instructed the pilot to abort the landing due to unsafe conditions.
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 www.ndtv.com 
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                                                                                                       India Tops Global List In Passenger Loads On Domestic Flights: Report
- Friday January 31, 2025
 - India News | IANS
 
India's domestic flights have recorded a passenger load factor of 86.4 per cent in 2024, to forge ahead of the US and China which figure at the second and third spot respectively.
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 www.ndtv.com 
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                                                                                                       Domestic Air Passenger Traffic Crosses 5.05 Lakh Mark On November 17
- Tuesday November 19, 2024
 - Travel | Press Trust of India
 
Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu said the number shows that air travel is now more accessible to the people and that the achievement was made possible due to schemes like UDAN
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 www.ndtv.com/travel 
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                                                                                                       India Records 6.3% Rise In Domestic Air Travel At 132.8 Lakh In June
- Tuesday July 9, 2024
 - India News | Indo-Asian News Service
 
India's domestic air passenger traffic rose to 132.8 lakh in June this year which represents a 6.3% increase over the corresponding figure for June last year and reflects a robust 10.4 per cent jump over the pre-Covid levels.
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 www.ndtv.com 
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                                                                                                       Domestic Air Traffic Touches Record High With 4.71 Lakh Daily Passengers
- Tuesday April 23, 2024
 - India News | Press Trust of India
 
Domestic air traffic touched a new single-day high of 4,71,751 passengers on Sunday, according to official data.
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 www.ndtv.com 
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                                                                                                       Domestic Air Traffic Touches Record High With 4.5 Lakh Daily Passengers
- Monday November 20, 2023
 - India News | Press Trust of India
 
The domestic air traffic touched a new high on Sunday as airlines carried 4,56,910 passengers, marking two "consecutive days of historic numbers".
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 www.ndtv.com 
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                                                                                                       Indigo Flight Cancellations, Delays Affected 76,000 Passengers In September: Data
- Thursday October 12, 2023
 - India News | Press Trust of India
 
Of the total 76,612 total passengers affected, 50,945 passengers were affected after IndiGo cancelled its flights altogether in September.
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 www.ndtv.com 
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                                                                                                       Domestic Air Traffic Rises 22.8% To 1.24 Crore In August: Aviation Body
- Thursday September 14, 2023
 - India News | Press Trust of India
 
Domestic air passenger traffic rose 22.81 per cent to 1.24 crore in August this year as against 1.01 crore in the year-ago period, according to DGCA data released on Thursday.
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 www.ndtv.com 
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                                                                                                       Parliamentary Panel Suggests Setting Up Specialised Security Agency For Airports
- Monday July 24, 2023
 - India News | Press Trust of India
 
As per the latest official data, the country's domestic air passenger traffic grew 18.78 percent to around 1.25 crore in June compared to the year-ago period.
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 www.ndtv.com 
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                                                                                                       Air Traffic In India Jumps By 36% In January-May 2023
- Thursday June 15, 2023
 - India News | Asian News International
 
Passengers carried by Indian domestic airlines during January-May 2023 were 636.07 lakhs, as against 467.37 lakhs during the corresponding period of 2022, Directorate General of Civil Aviation data showed Thursday.
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 www.ndtv.com 
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                                                                                                       Domestic Air Traffic Touches All-Time High After 2,978 Flights On April 30
- Monday May 1, 2023
 - India News | Press Trust of India
 
Domestic air traffic touched an "all-time high" of 4,56,082 passengers in a single day on Sunday, with Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia saying that the skyrocketing passenger number is a sign of the country's rising prosperity.
-  
 www.ndtv.com 
 - 
                                            
                                                                                                       Domestic Air Passenger Traffic Reached Pre-Covid Levels In December 2022
- Tuesday January 3, 2023
 - India News | Press Trust of India
 
The monthly domestic air passenger traffic touched 1.29 crore to cross the pre-COVID level in December 2022, with Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia terming it as a healthy trend and a good sign for the industry.
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 www.ndtv.com 
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                                                                                                       Domestic Air Traffic Nearing Pre-Covid Levels A "Great Sign": PM Modi
- Tuesday October 11, 2022
 - India News | Press Trust of India
 
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday described the number of daily domestic air passengers nearing the pre-COVID level as a "great sign" and said the focus is on improving connectivity across the country.
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 www.ndtv.com 
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                                                                                                       Omicron Has Potential To Derail Domestic Air Traffic Recovery: Rating Body ICRA
- Tuesday December 7, 2021
 - India News | Press Trust of India
 
Continuing on the recovery path, domestic air passenger traffic crossed the 10-million mark in November for the first time since the pandemic hit aviation industry but Omicron has the potential to spoil the party, according to rating agency ICRA.
-  
 www.ndtv.com