New Delhi, Sept. 23 -- India's domestic air passenger traffic declined marginally by 0.18 per cent year-on-year during January-August 2026, as per the data shared by Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).

According to the data, the overall cancellation rate of scheduled domestic airlines stood at 1.04 per cent in August 2026.

"Passengers carried by domestic airlines during January - August 2026 were 1105.30 lakhs as against 1107.26 lakhs during the corresponding period of the previous year thereby registering an annual growth of -0.18 % and monthly growth of -6.34 %." it said.

The passenger load factor of most scheduled domestic airlines declined in August compared with July.

Akasa Air recorded the highest load factor at 87.6 p...