India's domestic air traffic in April rose 22% when compared to the same month last year. The April 2023 Aviation Data released by Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) shows that air traffic has surpassed pre-COVID levels, in April 2019, domestic airlines flew only 109.95 lakh passengers against 128.8 lakh this April.
However, domestic air traffic fell very slightly in April when compared with March 2023's reading which stood at 128.93 lakh passengers.
Air traffic also surpassed pre-COVID levels. In April 2019, domestic airlines flew only 109.95 lakh passengers.
The market share of India's largest airline, IndiGo, rose 70 basis points in April, after rising nearly 90 basis points in March and 130 basis points in February. The airline's market share is now 57.5%, with the low-cost carrier flying 74.06 lakh passengers in April.
Vistara remained the second-largest domestic carrier in April and garnered a market share of 8.7%, flying 11.23 lakh passengers during the period.
Air India's market share in April fell 20 basis points to 8.6 percent, the airline flew 11.13 lakh passengers in April. The airline has seen its market share fall from 9.2 percent in January to 8.6% in April, falling 20-30 basis points every month.
SpiceJet fell to the number six spot in terms of market share, which was even lower than Go First, accounting for 5.8% of the domestic market, 60 basis points fall since March. The airline flew 7.41 lakh passengers in April.
The market share of Go First, fell 50 basis points to 6.4i% in April. Facing financial crunch, Go First stopped flying since May 3. GoFirst had reported a passenger load factor of 91.2% in April.
Akasa Air, India's newest carrier, saw a rise in its passenger load factor to 84.9% in April, its ninth month of operations, from 73.6% in March. The airline carried 5.13 lakh passengers in April, a market share of 4%.
In April, Akasa Air had the best on-time performance, for the second straight month in a row, Air India and IndiGo were the second and third followed by Vistara.