Domestic Air Passenger Traffic Up Nearly 4% In October: Aviation Regulator
Indicating some recovery in the aviation sector due to the tourist season, the domestic air passenger traffic this October increased 3.98 per cent compared to the corresponding period last year, according to data released by aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Monday.
In September this year, the domestic passenger growth was just 1.18 per cent compared to the corresponding period last year.
The domestic air traffic last month consisted of 12.31 million passengers compared to 11.84 million passengers in the same month last year, a jump of 3.98 per cent, the data showed.
On the date for October, DGCA said, "The passenger load factor in the month of October 2019 has shown increasing trend compared to previous months primarily due to the onset of tourist season."
However, the passenger load factor of all major airlines -- Air India, SpiceJet, GoAir, IndiGo, AirAsia and Vistara -- declined in October as compared to September this year, according to DGCA data.
The passenger load factor measures the seat capacity utilisation of an airline.
IndiGo maintained its lead position with 47.4 per cent share of the domestic passenger market in October, the data showed.
SpiceJet's market share increased from 14.7 per cent in September to 16.3 per cent in October, giving it the number two spot, according to the data.
The market share of Air India, GoAir, AirAsia and Vistara was 12.6 per cent, 11.2 per cent, 6.5 per cent and 5.4 per cent respectively last month.
In October this year, a total of 791 passenger-related complaints were received by the domestic airlines, according to DGCA data.
The number of complaints per 10,000 passengers carried for the month of October was around 0.64.
Among major domestic airlines, Air India topped the list of passenger grievances with 1.6 complaints per 10,000 passengers in September, while SpiceJet was on number two position with 0.8 complaints per 10,000 passengers, the DGCA data showed.
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