Domestic air traffic shrinks 15% in October (Y-o-Y); snaps five months losing streak

21 Nov 2012 Evaluate

After slipping for last five months, domestic airline passenger traffic, gained some momentum in October as it grew by 13.36 per cent and stood at 45.50 lakh from 40.18 lakh in September 2012, according to data released on Tuesday by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). The respite came after the passenger traffic fell 8.03 per cent for the fifth consecutive month in September and stood at 40.18 lakh from 43.69 lakh in August.

However, airline passenger traffic in India, dipping by 15.7% in October compared with a year ago turns out to be the sharpest fall in traffic this year, importantly in redeeming month for Indian carriers. The October-December quarter, is peak season for domestic airlines.

The civil aviation ministry data, however, showed that the total passengers carried by all domestic airlines in the January-October period fell by 2.47 percent at 483.94 lakh passengers from 496.19 lakh during the corresponding month of 2011. The total passengers carried by all the domestic airlines in the January-September period had grown marginally by 0.90 per cent at 438.39 lakh passengers from 442.18 lakh during the corresponding period of 2011.

Further, in terms of market share, Indigo maintained its top position with 27.8 per cent followed by Air India with 20.8 percent, Spicejet at third position with 19.1 percent and at fourth position Jet Airways-Jetlite (Jet Konnect) combine with 24.7 per cent. However, it is Air India whose share is on the rise for six successive months.

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