With Kingfisher Airlines grounded, domestic air traffic in the first two months of this year saw a dip of 3.57 per cent compared to the corresponding period last year.
The number of passengers carried by all domestic airlines in January and February of 2013 was 100.23 lakh as against 103.95 lakh in the same months of the previous year, thereby registering a 3.57 per cent decrease, latest data of the aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) revealed.“A major reason for the negative growth in passenger traffic was the closure of Kingfisher Airlines and the exit of its 25 aircraft from the market,” said sources at the DGCA.
As far as market share is concerned, IndiGo garnered the maximum market share of 27.4 per cent followed by Jet Airways-JetLite combine at 25.4%, SpiceJet at 20.4 per cent and GoAir at the last spot with 7.8 per cent. Air India was pushed to the fourth spot with 18.9 per cent share by low cost carrier SpiceJet, which cornered 20.4 per cent of the domestic aviation pie.
The passenger load factor of all Indian carriers in February remained almost the same compared to January, barring SpiceJet that showed an increase. “This is perhaps due to the fact that SpiceJet offered a short-term scheme on various sectors in January,” sources pointed out.
“Other carriers which followed SpiceJet and announced similar low-fare schemes did so in February-March and so the impact on their load factors would be reflected in the figures later,” they added.
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The number of passengers carried by all domestic airlines in January and February of 2013 was 100.23 lakh as against 103.95 lakh in the same months of the previous year, thereby registering a 3.57 per cent decrease, latest data of the aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) revealed.“A major reason for the negative growth in passenger traffic was the closure of Kingfisher Airlines and the exit of its 25 aircraft from the market,” said sources at the DGCA.
As far as market share is concerned, IndiGo garnered the maximum market share of 27.4 per cent followed by Jet Airways-JetLite combine at 25.4%, SpiceJet at 20.4 per cent and GoAir at the last spot with 7.8 per cent. Air India was pushed to the fourth spot with 18.9 per cent share by low cost carrier SpiceJet, which cornered 20.4 per cent of the domestic aviation pie.
The passenger load factor of all Indian carriers in February remained almost the same compared to January, barring SpiceJet that showed an increase. “This is perhaps due to the fact that SpiceJet offered a short-term scheme on various sectors in January,” sources pointed out.
“Other carriers which followed SpiceJet and announced similar low-fare schemes did so in February-March and so the impact on their load factors would be reflected in the figures later,” they added.
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