New Delhi, Aug. 28 -- Domestic air passenger traffic declined 2.94% year-on-year to 1.26 crore in July, according to official data released on Wednesday.

The fall in air passenger traffic also came against the backdrop of the fatal Air India Ahmedabad-London Gatwick plane crash on June 12 in which 260 people were killed, news agency PTI reported.

On a sequential basis, Air India Group lost 1% market share during the month under review at 33.08 lakh passengers against 33.08 lakh carried by the airline in June.

The two other major carriers - Akasa Air and SpiceJet - saw a marginal rise in market share during the month at 5.5% and 2% month-on-month, respectively, as per the DGCA data.

The Air India Group also saw its load factor dropping...