Around 2.1 million domestic passengers travelled by air in May, which is over 63% lower than the 5.7 million who travelled in April, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said on Thursday.
The DGCA data said that among private carriers, IndiGo carried 1.6 million passengers in May, making up nearly 55% of the domestic market. SpiceJet flew 199,000 passengers, accounting for 9.4% share of the market.
The occupancy rate or load factor of the six major Indian airlines was between 39.3 %and 64% in May, it stated.
The occupancy rate at SpiceJet was 64 %in May, the DGCA noted.
The occupancy rates for IndiGo, Vistara, GO FIRST (previously known as Go Air), Air India and AirAsia India were 51.2%, 40.9%, 63.3%, 39.3% and 44.4% respectively, it added.
