Indian air traffic increases by 14.35 percent to 58.74 lakh in November

19 Dec 2014 Evaluate

Domestic air traffic grew by 14.35 percent to 58.74 lakh in November as against 51.37 lakh, derived by the festive season rush. During November, IndiGo remained the market leader with 33.5 percent market share while Jet Airways remained at second spot with 18.4 percent share. SpiceJet's share was reduced to 14.9 percent on account of large scale cancellations of its flights during the period.

During the April- November 2014 period, air traffic registered a 9 percent growth with all seven Indian airlines combined having flown 609.43 lakh passengers in the period compared to 558 lakh passengers flown in November 2013.

Domestic air traffic is expected to enhance in coming months as aviation turbine fuel (ATF) for domestic carriers has become over 10% cheaper since October and is likely to see more price cuts in the next three months. ATF accounts for over 50% of domestic carriers' operating costs and thus domestic carriers are likely to cut fare prices due to falling global oil prices. 

The civil aviation industry in India has ushered in the new era of expansion, driven by factors such as low-cost carriers (LCC), modern airports, foreign direct investments (FDI) in domestic airlines, cutting edge information technology (IT) interventions and a growing emphasis on regional connectivity. Indian civil aviation industry is amongst the top 10 in the world with a size of around $16 billion. India has a vision of becoming the third largest aviation market by 2020.

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