Post lockdown, IndiGo widens lead over competitors by adding more flights

NEW DELHI: IndiGo NSE -0.16 %, India’s largest carrier in terms of market share, has consolidated its position in the domestic market by adding more flights than its domestic peers since flights resumed in May.

While IndiGo operated 50% of the total flights during July, the airline’s share increased to about 56% during August (see chart), according to data accessed by ET. At the same time, the share of the second largest domestic carrier, SpiceJet NSE 0.58 %, fell to 14.7% in August from 15.5% in the previous month.