new delhi india which used to be the worlds fastest growing domestic aviation market globally till not so long back has now dropped to the fourth spot in that ranking the international air transport association iata on thursday came out with global data for air travel this august according to the data india saw 37 more domestic flyers in august 2019 over same months last year behind 101 of china 6 of russia and 39 of usdomestic air travel in india has in recent months started showing signs of recovery from the blow dealt by it since the closure of over 110aircraftstrong jet airways this april according to directorate general of civil aviation dgca data august 2019 saw 39 growth in domestic passenger numbers over same period last year this is a ushaped recovery from the decline of 45 in april 2019 when jet shut down over same month previous yearhowever regaining the heady double digit domestic air travel growth recorded for almost 4 years till last 2018 which saw india becoming and remaining the worlds fastest growing market is now going to be a challenge infra constraints remain at all our major airports mumbai is choked delhi airport expansion has started after a massive delay chennai needs a second airport but thats not on the radar said an airline officialthen high cost issues that threaten indian carriers existence with many big players like kingfisher and jet collapsing in a span of seven years along with innumerable small ones have not been resolved our feet have for over a decade been tied with infra constraints and high operating costs otherwise we could have flown really high given indias potential said an airline pilot