A month before meltdown, IndiGo hit a record high in domestic passenger traffic

IndiGo, India’s largest carrier by fleet and market share, saw an operational meltdown in December where it came to a half at major metros for a day. The meltdown has led to various investigations from the regulator and ministry to CCI getting involved. The near ground stop for the airline was an unprecedented situation for a well capitalised carrier. The ministry has received the report from the regulator but has not made it public. Even as speculation and fact finding continues, the airline recorded its highest ever passenger numbers in domestic skies, just a month before the meltdown.

The November domestic passenger summary declared by the regulator DGCA shows that IndiGo’s market share shrunk 2% sequentially from October to November, with a 63.5% market share in November.