Goa, July 14 -- India's aviation sector witnessed a slowdown in July 2026, with total scheduled airline capacity declining 4.7% year-on-year to 22.5 million seats from 23.6 million, according to aviation analytics firm OAG. The fall was primarily driven by significant capacity reductions by the Air India Group, which removed over 1.1 million scheduled seats compared to July last year.Domestic capacity fell 4.6% to 14.9 million seats, while international capacity dropped 4.8% to 7.6 million. Domestic routes continued to account for nearly two-thirds of the country's total scheduled airline capacity.Air India recorded the sharpest decline among major Indian carriers, reducing capacity by 19.2% to 2.8 million seats. Air India Express also cu...