Air traffic grows 37% in March; Indigo share up at 54.8%

Domestic air passenger traffic in the January-March period surged to 24.8 million, marking a 6.1% growth compared to the corresponding period last year, data from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) released on Wednesday showed.

The traffic in March was 37% more at around 10.6 million domestic passengers, compared to 7.69 million in February. The passenger load factors were above 80% for all Indian private carriers in March.

Indigo continued to maintain its lead position, with a market share of 54.8% during March, from 51.3% in February. Air India’s market share slipped to 8.8% as against 11.1% in February, DGCA said.