Goa, Oct. 26 -- Goa's aviation sector is facing a sharp slowdown, marked by a massive drop in inter national passengers and cuts to daily domestic flights. Even though the State reached a record 11.5 million passengers last year, new data from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) shows a steep fall across both the North and South Goa airports. According to the official quarterly aviation report released by the DGCA, while international air travel across the country dropped by only 10 per cent, Goa's airports took a much harder hit: inter national passenger num bers plummeted by 69 per cent in Dabolim (GOI) and 42 per cent at Manohar International Airport at Mopa (GOX).

The report attributes this steep drop to flight cuts, the...