Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) in its latest data has indicated that around 31.13 lakh domestic passengers travelled by air in June, 47 percent higher than the 21.15 lakh who travelled in May. It said 57.25 lakh people had travelled within the country by air in April. The drop in domestic air traffic in May was due to the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic that had badly hit the country and its aviation sector.
According to the data shared by the DGCA, while IndiGo carried 17.02 lakh passengers in June, a 54.7 per cent share of the domestic market, SpiceJet flew 2.81 lakh passengers, accounting for a nine per cent share of the market. Air India, GO FIRST (previously known as GoAir), Vistara and AirAsia India carried 5.14 lakh, 2.58 lakh, 2.25 lakh and 1.07 lakh passengers, respectively in June. The occupancy rate or the load factor of the six major Indian airlines was between 54.4 per cent and 71 per cent in June.
Data further stated that the occupancy rate at SpiceJet was 71 per cent in June. The occupancy rates for IndiGo, Vistara, GO FIRST, Air India and AirAsia India were 62.7 per cent, 60 per cent, 70.9 per cent, 58.4 per cent and 54.4 per cent, respectively. The aviation sector has been significantly impacted due to the travel restrictions imposed in India and other countries in view of the pandemic. India resumed domestic passenger flights on May 25 last year after a gap of two months due to the coronavirus pandemic. Indian airlines are allowed to operate a maximum of 65 per cent of their pre-pandemic domestic flights.
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