India’s domestic air traffic grows 3% in May after registering a fall in April
MUMBAI: Mumbai: India’s domestic air passenger traffic grew about 3% year-on-year during May, reversing a 4.5% fall the sector witnessed in April as a result of the grounding of cash-strapped Jet Airways (India) Ltd. that led to severe capacity crunch in the sector.
Domestic carriers carried a total of 1.22 crore passengers in May compared with 1.19 crore passengers carried by various airlines during the corresponding period a year ago, according to data from Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).
During May, InterGlobe Aviation Ltd-promoted IndiGo airline clocked in a 49% market share by carrying 59.80 lakh domestic passengers. In April, the airline had 49.9% market share, its highest ever since inception as a schedule carrier in 2006, as it flew a record 54.81 lakh passengers during the month.
