Air India slips to No 4 spot as IndiGo, SpiceJet fly high in April

Mumbai: Air India's domestic market share shrank in April pushing it to the fourth position among all carriers. The April air traffic data released by the Director-General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) showed troubled carrier Kingfisher slipping to the bottom of the table.
With 28.2 per cent, Jet Airways-JetLite ranked No 1, followed by no-frills airlines IndiGo with 23.8 per cent and SpiceJet (17.7 per cent). Air India's share was down to 17.6 per cent, followed by GoAir (7.3 per cent) and Kingfisher (5.4 per cent).
The key gainers were IndiGo, which saw its seat factor rising from 76.5 per cent in March to 82 per cent in April from 76.5 per cent in March — the highest in the industry — and SpiceJet whose seat factor jumped to 80 per cent (second best in the industry) in April from 73 per cent in March.
18/05/12 Business Line

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