India’s domestic air passenger traffic grew
about 3%
year-on-year during May. It reversed a 4.5% fall the
sector witnessed in April as a result of the grounding of cash-strapped Jet Airways Ltd., India
that led to severe capacity crunch in the sector.
According to data from Directorate General of Civil Aviation
(DGCA) said that the domestic carriers carried a total
of 1.22 crore passengers
in May compared with 1.19 crore passengers carried by various airlines during
the corresponding period a year ago.
IndiGo
airline:
During May, InterGlobe Aviation Ltd-promoted IndiGo airline clocked
in a 49% market
share. It carried 59.80
lakh domestic passengers. In April, the airline had 49.9% market share, its
highest ever since inception as a schedule carrier in 2006, as it flew a
record 54.81 lakh passengers
during the month.
Spice
Jet and Air India:
During May, SpiceJet displaced Air India as
the second largest
domestic carrier. SpiceJet, which carried 18.03 lakh passengers, accounted
for 14.8% of domestic market share, while Air
India carried 16.53
lakh passengers, with a 13.5% of domestic market share.
