Bumper June traffic sees Akasa overtake SpiceJet in domestic skies

NEW DELHI: Eleven-month-old Akasa overtook SpiceJet in terms of domestic market share in June 2023. While Vinay Dube’s fast growing Akasa flew 6.2 lakh domestic passengers last month, SpiceJet was at 5.5 lakh. IndiGo remains the domestic market leader with a 63.2% market share, Tata Group airlines — Air India was second at 9.7%; Vistara (which is to be merged by AI next year) third at 8.1% and AirAsia India fourth at 8%. The Tata Group’s combined share was 25.8%. Akasa (4.9%) is now at the fifth spot and SpiceJet at sixth (4.4%), according to DGCA data.

Akasa currently has a fleet of 19 aircraft and the 20th one — which will make it eligible to fly abroad — will come later thos month before India’s youngest budget carriers turns one on August 7, 2023.