New Delhi, Nov. 8 -- India's domestic air travel market, once the face of a sharp post-pandemic rebound, is beginning to show signs of fatigue. Data from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) reveals that domestic passenger traffic has declined for three consecutive months through September 2025, marking the first sustained slowdown since 2022.

After two years of recovery following the Covid slump, India's aviation sector appears to be entering a phase of consolidation. Monthly growth that once ran into double and triple digits has now eased to single digits-and in recent months, slipped into contraction. The DGCA data shows that domestic passenger traffic growth slowed from 8.5% in April 2025 to just 1.9% in May, and then fel...