New Delhi, Oct. 3 -- Domestic airlines in India flew 1.29 crore passengers in August 2025, representing a slight year-on-year decline as 1.31 crore flyers were carried by them during the same month in the previous year, according to the latest official data.

However, the traffic quantum was higher in August compared to the preceding month, July 2025, which saw 1.26 crore passengers, PTI reported.

Despite the monthly decline, the overall passenger traffic for the first eight months of the year (January to August 2025) reported positive growth.

Domestic airlines carried approximately 11.07 crore passengers during this period, an annual growth of 4.99 per cent compared to the 10.54 crore passengers in the corresponding period of the previ...