Domestic air passenger traffic jumps 25% in July
The Hindu
India's domestic air passenger traffic rose 25% year-on-year to 1.21 crore in July, led by IndiGo's 76.75 lakh passengers (63.4% market share). Air India (11.98 lakh passengers, 9.9% share) and Vistara (10.20 lakh, 8.4%) followed
India's domestic air passenger traffic volume surged 25% year-on-year to 1.21 crore passengers in July, according to DGCA data released on Monday (August 14).
The data from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) showed that domestic carriers flew 97.05 lakh passengers in July 2022.
No-frills carrier IndiGo carried 76.75 lakh passengers, cornering a market share of 63.4% during the reporting month.
Tata Group-owned Air India stood a distant second with the airline flying a total of 11.98 lakh passengers in July. It had a market share of 9.9% for the month.
Vistara, which is a 51:49 joint venture between Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines, flew 10.20 lakh passengers on domestic routes in the previous month with a market share of 8.4%, as per data.
Air India's subsidiary AirAsia India, which is now known as AIX Connect, saw 9.01 lakh passengers flying on the intra-country routes and accounted for 7.5% of the total traffic during the reporting month.
Akasa Air, which completed one year of its operations on 7th of this month once again flew more passengers than the established carrier SpiceJet at 6.24 lakh passengers in July with a market share of 5.2%, according to DGCA data.
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