In a positive sign for Aviation sector, domestic airlines flew 50.08 lakh passengers in October this year, an almost 10% increase over the 45.55 lakh passengers carried by them in the same period last year.
According to Directorate-General of Civil Aviation data, IndiGo, which had a market share of 30.2%, retained the top spot and flew 15.10 lakh passengers. This was followed by the no-frills competitor, SpiceJet with a market share of 20%, having flown 10.02 lakh passengers. Meanwhile, Jet Airways-JetLite combined, claimed a market-share of 23.8%, followed by Air India (Domestic) with 18.4%. GoAir and start-up carrier Air Costa had 7.7% and 0.1% respectively.
However, cumulatively, passengers carried by all domestic carriers between January and October this year was 507.02 lakh as against 483.95 lakh in 2012, registering a growth of 4.77%. The top four airlines, in terms of number of passengers carried during the January-October period this year, were IndiGo with 147.15 lakh, Air India 96.80 lakh, SpiceJet 96.49 lakh and Jet Airways 93.67 lakh.
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