Increase in the number of air travelers in the year 2017

Domestic air passenger traffic on the rise in 17.31

Question: What percentage of air travelers have increased in year 2017?
(a) 23.18 percent
(b) 17.31 percent
(c) 20.34 percent
(d) 18.5 percent
Answer: (b) 
Related Facts

  • For the first time in the year 2017 number of air travelers on domestic routes Crossed 10 million.
  • 11 million 71 lakh 76 thousand passengers travelled on domestic routes in the year 2017 which is a record of air travel.
  • This is the first time that this figure has reached 100 million in a calendar year.
  • Earlier in the year 2016, the number of air passengers was 9 crore 98 thousand 88 thousand.
  • This year, in the year 2017 the number of air passengers increased by 17.31 percent.
  • Earlier, in 2016, the number of people traveling by plane in the country increased by 23.8 percent and 20.34 percent in 2015.
  • In the year 2014it was 9.70 percent.

Reference:     
http://dgca.nic.in/reports/Traffic-ind.htm
http://www.madhyamam.com/en/business/2018/jan/24/indias-domestic-air-passenger-traffic-17-december-2017
http://www.timesnownews.com/business-economy/economy/article/domestic-air-passenger-traffic-on-the-rise-in-india-dgca-civil-aviation/191898
http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/companies/domestic-air-traffic-up-by-17-69-percent-in-december-2489773.html
http://www.livemint.com/Companies/RHi9FvENDxO1re0jQ6bN3L/Indias-air-traffic-doubles-to-117-million-passengers-in-6-y.html

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