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India Mar domestic air passenger traffic 14.42 mln, dn 0.9% YoY
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--DGCA: Mar domestic air passenger traffic down 0.9% YoY at 14.42 mln
--DGCA: IndiGo Mar market share 63.3%, vs 63.1% in Feb
--DGCA: SpiceJet Mar market share 3.8%, vs 3.9% in Feb
--DGCA: Air India Mar market share 26.2%, vs 27.0% in Feb
--DGCA: IndiGo Mar passenger load factor 83.5% vs 89.6% in Feb
--DGCA: SpiceJet Mar passenger load factor 82.8% vs 89.0% in Feb
--DGCA: Air India Mar passenger load factor 82.3% vs 88.3% in Feb
MUMBAI – Domestic airlines carried 14.42 million passengers in March, down 0.9% from a year ago, data released by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation late Wednesday showed. In the March quarter, domestic airlines carried 43.73 million passengers, up 1.2% on year, the DGCA said.
InterGlobe Aviation Ltd.'s IndiGo airline retained its dominant position, improving its market share slightly to 63.3% in March from 63.1% in February. The airline carried 9.12 million passengers during March, up from 8.87 million passengers in February. Its passenger load factor declined to 83.5% in March from 89.6% in the previous month.
The Air India group's market share declined to 26.2% in March from 27.0% a month earlier. Its passenger load factor declined to 82.3% in March from 88.3% in February. The airline carried 3.77 million passengers during the month, slightly below 3.79 million passengers carried in February.
Akasa Air's market share improved to 5.4% in March from 4.9% in February, while its passenger load factor declined to 90.5% from 93.3%. The airline carried 779,000 passengers during the month, up from 689,000 in February.
SpiceJet's market share declined slightly to 3.8% from 3.9% in February. Its passenger load factor declined to 82.8% from 89.0% in February. The airline carried 541,000 passengers during the month, down from 555,000 in the previous month. End
Reported by Arya S. Biju
Edited by Ashish Shirke
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