Domestic passengers growth rebounds; grows 20.52% in October
, ET Bureau|
Nov 17, 2017, 05.35 PM IST
NEW DELHI: Domestic air passengers during the month of October rebound to grow by 20.52% with Indian carriers carrying 10.5 million during the month, primarily on the back of festive season travel, shows passenger data shared by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).
India's passenger growth, which was highest on the world, had slowed down a bit due to lowering of capacity in the market, as a few aircraft of IndiGo and GoAir are grounded. A rebound to over 20% growth in the industry has been seen by the industry after January this year, when it has grown by over 25%.
The month, which was the festive month in India with Diwali and other festivals, saw all Indian carriers in the country flying its planes with healthy load factors. SpiceJet flew its planes with 93.7%, of its seats full, which was highest in the country. GoAir followed SpiceJet by flying 87.6% of its seats full followed by IndiGo at 87.3%.
Commenting on highest load factors, Spicejet said: "This is the 31st month-in-a-row that SpiceJet has flown with load factors in excess of 90% --- a feat unparalleled in global aviation history. We have also clocked the best on-time performance at key metros like Bengaluru and Mumbai which speaks of the operational precision and efforts our team has put in," the airline said in an email statement.
IndiGo continues its pole position on operating flights in time, IndiGo operated maximum number of its flights in time by flying 83.9% of its flights on time followed closely by SpiceJet, which operated 83.3% of its flights in time. All other airlines operates less than 80% of its flights in time. Jet Airways operates the lowest number of its flights on time by operation only 64% of its flights in time.
IndiGo remained the market leader in terms of passenger carriage by flying 39.5% of the total passengers during the month. Jet Airways followed IndiGo in terms of market share by flying 17.2% of the total passengers flown during the month.
India's passenger growth, which was highest on the world, had slowed down a bit due to lowering of capacity in the market, as a few aircraft of IndiGo and GoAir are grounded. A rebound to over 20% growth in the industry has been seen by the industry after January this year, when it has grown by over 25%.
The month, which was the festive month in India with Diwali and other festivals, saw all Indian carriers in the country flying its planes with healthy load factors. SpiceJet flew its planes with 93.7%, of its seats full, which was highest in the country. GoAir followed SpiceJet by flying 87.6% of its seats full followed by IndiGo at 87.3%.
Commenting on highest load factors, Spicejet said: "This is the 31st month-in-a-row that SpiceJet has flown with load factors in excess of 90% --- a feat unparalleled in global aviation history. We have also clocked the best on-time performance at key metros like Bengaluru and Mumbai which speaks of the operational precision and efforts our team has put in," the airline said in an email statement.
IndiGo continues its pole position on operating flights in time, IndiGo operated maximum number of its flights in time by flying 83.9% of its flights on time followed closely by SpiceJet, which operated 83.3% of its flights in time. All other airlines operates less than 80% of its flights in time. Jet Airways operates the lowest number of its flights on time by operation only 64% of its flights in time.
IndiGo remained the market leader in terms of passenger carriage by flying 39.5% of the total passengers during the month. Jet Airways followed IndiGo in terms of market share by flying 17.2% of the total passengers flown during the month.
