IndiGo, GoAir rising faster than old flyers

New Delhi: According to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), while market share of Air Deccan has slipped from 18.1% in the second quarter of 2007 to 16.5% in the third quarter, Indian’s share has decreased from 21% to 19.8%. JetLite’s market share, too, has dropped, albeit marginally. In the first quarter of the year it had 8.1% of the market compared to only 7% in the second and 6.9% in the third quarter.
On the other hand, IndiGo’s market share has increased from 6.7% in the second quarter to 8.4% in the third quarter while GoAir’s share has increased by 0.3%. SpiceJet has maintained it’s share at 8.3% in both the quarters.
IndiGo is the largest gainer of market share, which can be attributed to the capacity that it’s adding. The airline is adding around one aircraft each month to its fleet. In September, it had 12 aircraft and by the end of this year, it will have 15. While increase in market share reflects capacity addition, load factors matter too.
For JetLite and Air Deccan, the number of passengers carried has decreased too. While JetLite carried 8.12 lakh passengers in the first quarter, it carried only 7.69 lakh passengers in second and 7.08 lakh passengers in the third quarter.
03/11/07 Vishakha Talreja & Nirbhay Kumar/Economic times

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Categories: GoAir Nov 2007, IndiGo Airlines Nov 2007