New Delhi, April 29 -- Airlines in India carried 1.43 crore passengers in March 2026, 1.2% lower than last March and 38,768 passengers a day lower than in February 2026, the preceding month. In March 2026, the domestic traffic in India stood at 1,43,69,830 passengers, while last March, 1,45,41,682 domestic passengers flew. The drop is an indicator that the West Asia war is reaching domestic shores. Airlines deployed 3.25% fewer flights this March, compared to last year, while sequentially, the drop was a modest 10 flights a day.

Air India group has seen a decline in market share with the two airlines accounting for 26.3% in March (27% in February), while last March, it had 26.7% market share in domestic traffic. IndiGo has lost half a pe...