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Informist, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026

 

--DGCA: Dec domestic air passenger traffic down 4.1% on year at 14.31 mln 

--DGCA: IndiGo Dec market share 59.6% vs 63.6% in Nov 

--DGCA: Air India group Dec market share 29.6% vs 26.7% in Nov 

--DGCA: SpiceJet Dec market share 4.3% vs 3.7% in Nov 

--DGCA: Akasa Air Dec market share 5.2% vs 4.7% in Nov 

--DGCA: IndiGo Dec passenger load factor 88.1% vs 88.7% in Nov 

--DGCA: Air India group Dec passenger load factor 89.5% vs 87.5% in Nov 

--DGCA: SpiceJet Dec passenger load factor 87.5% vs 87.7% in Nov 

--DGCA: Akasa Air Dec passenger load factor 95.2% vs 93.8% in Nov 

--DGCA: 2025 domestic air passenger traffic up 3.5% on year at 166.95 mln 

 

MUMBAI – Domestic airlines flew 14.31 million passengers in December, down 4.1% from the same period a year ago, data released by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation Wednesday showed. For 2025, domestic airlines carried 166.95 million passengers, up 3.5% on year.

 

The market share of InterGlobe Aviation Ltd.'d IndiGo airline in December contracted to 59.6% from 63.6% in November. It carried 8.52 million passengers in December, down from 9.7 million passengers in November. The airline's passenger load factor in December was 88.1%, down marginally from 88.7% in November. 

 

The Air India group saw a rise of 290 basis points in its market share to 29.6% in December from the previous month. The group's passenger load factor rose to 89.5% in December from 87.5% the previous month. It carried 4.23 million passengers in December, up from 4.08 million passengers in November.

 

Akasa Air's market share rose to 5.2% from 4.7% in November. Its passenger load factor increased 140 bps to 95.2% in December from the preceding month. It carried 743,000 passengers in December, up from 723,000 passengers in November.

 

The market share of SpiceJet rose to 4.3% in December from 3.7% in November. The airline's December month passenger load factor stood at 87.5%, marginally down from 87.7% reported in November. The airline carried 614,000 passengers in December, up from 567,000 passengers in November.

 

At 1020 IST, shares of InterGlobe Aviation were 0.2% lower at INR 4,936.90 on the National Stock Exchange. For the quarter ended December, the company's net profit was INR 6.13 billion on revenue of INR 234.72 billion.  End

 

Reported by Arundathi A R

Edited by Avishek Dutta

 

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