India’s civil aviation sector is expected to grow steadily but at a modest pace this financial year, with domestic passenger traffic likely to expand by 4–6 per cent in 2025-26, rating agency ICRA has said. As per news agency ANI, the agency retained its “stable” outlook on the industry even as the April–October 2025 period recorded 944.5 lakh domestic passengers, marking a year-on-year rise of 1.6 per cent. ICRA noted that growth would have been stronger had the sector not faced several setbacks earlier in the year. Cross-border tensions resulted in flight cancellations and operational disruptions, while the AI171 tragedy in June 2025 triggered travel hesitancy in the weeks that followed, reported ANI. Trade pressures arising from US tariffs are also expected to weigh on bu

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