Traffic Up At Indian Budget Carriers

Loads are up in India, with domestic airlines carrying 22% more passengers in May -- 4.78 million -- compared with 3.92 million in the same 2009 month, according to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).
Some carriers took aircraft out of service last year and also deferred deliveries.
Budget carriers continue to lead the pack: IndiGo posted a load factor of 92.3% in May, up from 85% last year; SpiceJet followed with 90.4%, up from 79.1%, and JetLite with 85.4%, up from 77.4%. All-business carrier Paramount Airways, no longer flying as a result of having to return aircraft after defaulting on lease payments, had a load factor of 86.6%.
Legacy carrier Kingfisher reported a load factor of 83.2%, up from 72.9% last May, and Jet Airways posted 82.5%, compared with 69.2%. Air India was close behind with 77.8%, up from 69%.
16/06/10 Neelam Mathews/Aviation Week

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