May aviation data: India’s domestic air passenger traffic grows 15 per cent to 132.67 lakh, says DGCA
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Thursday (June 15) said that the India’s domestic air passenger traffic grew 15 per cent year-on-year to 132.67 lakh passengers in May 2023.
According to DGCA data, India’s domestic air passenger traffic was 114.67 lakh passengers in the year-ago period. During the previous month, the low-cost carrier IndiGo increased its market share from 57.5 per cent to 61.4 per cent, carrying a total of 81.10 lakh passengers.
Tata Group airlines, namely Air India, AirAsia India and Vistara, also saw their market share growing sequentially in May 2023. Air India, AirAsia India and Vistara cornered 9.4 per cent, 7.9 per cent and 9 per cent of the total traffic pie respectively in May.
