The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) in its latest report has showed that India's domestic air traffic surged 22 percent in April as compared to the same month last year. Airlines carried 128.88 lakh passengers in the month of April.
However, domestic air traffic decreased marginally as compared to March 2023 when 128.93 lakh passengers carried by the domestic airlines. As per the report, April Air traffic figures also surpassed pre-COVID levels. In April 2019, domestic airlines flew only 109.95 lakh passengers.
The report further noted that the passenger load factor (PLF), or the occupancy rate, of SpiceJet, Vistara, IndiGo, Air India and AirAsia India stood at 92.2 percent, 92.1 percent, 87.4 percent, 87.9 percent, and 89.4 percent, respectively, in April. The PLF is a key indicator of the company’s performance, as it measures the average percentage of seats filled on airline’s aircraft fleet.
