After a gap of almost four years, Air India carried close to 35,000 passengers in a day on its domestic flights on October 28. The airline flew 34,911 passengers on its domestic network on October 28.

In a statement the airline said that during October the state-owned carrier flew over 30,000 passengers in a day seven times. In comparison Air India carried 30,000 passengers daily on its domestic flights only on 10 days during 2010.

Incidentally, the latest passenger data released by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation shows that during September this year Air India took second position among all domestic airlines with a market share of 19.3 per cent

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