NEW DELHI: Emerging as a stand-out performer, India witnessed the highest growth of 23.3 per cent in domestic air travel demand worldwide in 2016 twice that of neighbouring China , according to IATA The global airlines' grouping today said domestic India market topped the growth chart for the second year in a row with passenger volumes surging twice as that of China. "Domestic air travel rose 5.7 per cent in 2016. "Air travel was a good news story in 2016. And a $ 44 fall in average return fares helped to make air travel even more accessible. Demand for air travel is still expanding," IATA's Director General and CEO Alexandre de Juniac said.

Source: Economic Times February 02, 2017 14:32 UTC