Indian domestic pax numbers up 16.6% to 60.7 million in 2011

India's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) reports the following domestic traffic highlights in 2011, according to the Hindu Business Line:

• Domestic passenger numbers: 60.7 million, +16.6% year-on-year;
  • Air India: 9.7 million, +6.1%;
  • Jet Airways: 11.1 million, +13.7%;
  • JetLite: 4.6 million, +19.7%;
  • Kingfisher: 10.9 million, +2.1%;
  • Spicejet: 8.8 million, +30.3%;
  • Go Air: 3.7 million, +20.5%;
  • Indigo: 11.8 million, +39.2%.

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