The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Friday shared data saying around 1.05 crore domestic passengers travelled by air in November, 17.03 per cent higher than the 89.85 lakh who travelled in October.
The data showed that domestic passengers travelling by air during the period from January 2021 to November 2021 were 726.11 lakh versus 556.84 lakh during the corresponding period of previous year thereby registering annual growth of 30.40 per cent and monthly growth of 65.50 per cent. This indicates a major revival in the confidence of the travellers in air travel in the country.
“IndiGo carried 57.06 lakh passengers in November, a 54.3 per cent share of the domestic market, SpiceJet flew 10.78 lakh passengers, accounting for a 10.3 per cent share of the market”, the data showed.