Indian airlines break 5mn barrier in December

Indian airlines carried more than 50 lakh domestic passengers in December, setting a new landmark in the aviation industry, the latest data released by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) showed.
Airlines carried 52.13 lakh passengers in December, up from 44.87 lakh passengers carried in the same period of the previous year, reporting a growth of almost 16%.
The total domestic passengers carried by the Scheduled Airlines of India in November was 48.75 lakhs as against 46.17 lakhs in October 2010.
During January-December 2010, domestic airlines carried 520.21 lakh passengers compared to 438.40 lakhs in 2009.
The total domestic passengers carried by the Scheduled Airlines in the fourth quarter of 2010 (October to December) were 147.05 lakhs.
The total domestic passengers carried by the Scheduled Airlines in the third quarter of 2010 (July to September) were 119.84 lakhs.
The total domestic passengers carried by the Scheduled Airlines in the second quarter of 2010 (April to June 2010) were 134.78 lakhs.
The total domestic passengers carried by the Scheduled Airlines in the first quarter of 2010 (January to March 2010) were 118.54 lakhs.
Low-cost carrier IndiGo became the third largest domestic passenger airline in the country for the fourth quarter of 2010.
IndiGo carried 25.89 lakh passengers, followed by Air India's domestic arm at 25.42 lakh passengers. They were followed by Spice Jet (20.01 lakh), Jet Lite (10.85 lakh) and Go Air (9.79 lakh).
Kingfisher Airlines carried 27.81 lakh passengers, closely followed by Jet Airways with 27.28 lakh passengers.
The percentage share of the carriers in the fourth quarter of 2010 was: Air India (Domestic) 17.3%, Jet Airways - 18.6%, Jet Lite - 7.4%, Kingfisher Airlines - 18.9%, Spice Jet - 13.6%, Go Air - 6.7% and IndiGo - 17.6%.
The break-up for December is as follows:
Air India (Domestic) - 8.90 lakhs, Jet Airways - 9.24 lakhs, Jet Lite - 3.99 lakhs, Kingfisher Airlines - 9.72 lakhs, Spice Jet - 7.21 lakhs, Go Air - 3.36 lakhs, IndiGo -9.71 lakhs.
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