Holiday spirit fails to lift aviation sector, traffic falls 11%

New Delhi: Following the holiday season, domestic air traffic declined by almost 11 per cent in the third quarter as compared to the second quarter, as per latest official data. According to data released by air safety regulator, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), domestic air traffic this year has risen over 19 per cent between January and August compared with the same period last year. Naresh Goyal-owned Jet Airways, along with its no-frills subsidiary, continues to maintain the lead, closely followed by the Kingfisher-combine and state-owned Air India.
Total domestic passengers carried by scheduled Indian airlines in the third quarter was 119.83 lakh, compared with 118.53 lakh between January and March. During the holiday season, April-June, the number rose to 134.77 lakh. In the third quarter, Jet Airways and JetLite together flew 32.19 lakh passengers commanding a 26.9 per cent market share, while Kingfisher and Kingfisher Red carried 23.85 lakh (19.9 per cent) and Air India (Domestic) 21.69 lakh (18.1 per cent). No frills carrier IndiGo maintained its lead among the low-cost airlines, carrying the highest number of passengers at 19.82 lakh, followed by SpiceJet’s 15.34 lakh and GoAir’s 6.82 lakh.
In terms of seat factor (or percentage of seats filled per flight)during the lean month of September, Kingfisher topped the chart with 85.9 per cent, followed by IndiGo at 72.3 per cent. The lowest seat factor was 66.7 per cent for Air India (Domestic).
20/10/10 Indian Express

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Categories: Indian Aviation- In General Oct 2010