Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) in its latest report has said that India's domestic air passenger traffic surged by 11.03% to 11.64 million in November 2018 as compared to 10.48 million in November 2017. The report also showed that passenger traffic during the January-November 2018 period grew by 19.21%. During in the reporting month, the passenger load factor is almost equal compared to previous month primarily on account of the ongoing tourist season.
Further, passengers carried by domestic airlines during January-November 2018 were 126.2 million as against 105.93 million during the corresponding period of previous year. The report highlighted that low-cost carrier SpiceJet has the highest passenger load factor (PLF) -- a measure of capacity utilisation of the airline -- at 91.1 % during November 2018. SpiceJet was followed by GoAir with a PLF of 87.6%, AirAsia India at 86.5% and IndiGo at 84.9%.
Besides, the overall cancellation rate of scheduled domestic airlines for November 2018 stood at 0.87% and a total of 786 passenger-related complaints were received. Additionally, IndiGo led the industry with the highest market share of 43 per cent, followed by Jet Airways (12.8), SpiceJet (12.5), Air India (12.2) and GoAir (8.8).