Growth of Civil Aviation-No of Passengers

• The data shows a significant recovery in air transport activity post-2021. Revenue tonne-kilometers, a key measure of airline capacity usage, surged from 5142.6 in FY21 to 25,258.6 in FY24, reflecting strong growth in cargo and passenger operations.

• Tonne-kilometres performed equals the sum of the products obtained by multiplying the total number of tonnes of each category of revenue load carried on each sector of a flight by airport-to-airport distance.

• The number of passengers carried also more than tripled between FY21 and FY24.

• However, FY25 shows a sharp decline in both metrics — possibly due to economic headwinds, reduced demand, or capacity adjustments — suggesting the need for close monitoring of the sector’s stability and resilience.