Pilot shortage pulls down Akasa Air’s market share to 4.2% in August

Akasa Air’s domestic market share slipped to 4.2 per cent in August from July’s 5.2 per cent after it had to cancel flights after some of its pilots resigned to join rivals in the past few months.

The airline slid to the sixth spot, falling behind cash-strapped SpiceJet, in domestic airline market share, according to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) data.

The airline, which commenced operations last year, had overtaken SpiceJet’s market share in June this year and held on to the position in July. . It ferried 527,000 and 624,000 passengers in August and July respectively. On the other hand, SpiceJet carried 541,000 and 504,000 passengers in the same period. Akasa Air did not respond to queries sent by Business Standard till press time