| The decreasing number of air passengers during the | | | | showed the increase in air passengers. The domestic |
| months of October, November and December of | | | | market was facing a difficult time but on the other |
| year 2008 showed the effect of worldwide | | | | hand the international traffic to India was still growing. |
| economic slowdown on the airline flights industry of | | | | The number of passengers who utilized the facility of |
| India. The domestic traffic of India fell down in these | | | | flights to India was up by 12% in October and also |
| months (October, November, and December) of year | | | | up in both November and December. |
| 2008. The domestic passengers decreased by 14 % | | | | Cochin, Hyderabad and Bangalore were among |
| in the month of October. The domestic passengers | | | | various airports which welcomed the international air |
| decreased by 21 % in the month of November. The | | | | traffic with a growth of 3.6 % in the months of |
| domestic passengers decreased by 19 % in the | | | | December of year 2008. The Mumbai airport, which is |
| month of December. The various airlines achieved an | | | | biggest and busiest international airport of India, |
| extraordinary growth rate in year 2007 but these | | | | faced a reduction of 3.3% in the air passengers. The |
| figures of the last three months of year 2008 | | | | service of flights to India are being served by various |
| pushed the airline industry in terms of passengers to | | | | domestic as well as international airlines but Kingfisher |
| the same levels as it was in year 2006. | | | | was the leading carrier of domestic passengers in |
| In the year of 2008 the number of domestic air | | | | January 2009 as per the figures published by the |
| passengers in India decreased; on the other hand | | | | Indian civil aviation ministry. |
| there were few airports like Chandigarh which | | | | |