IndiGo carried most passengers in August, Kingfisher worst performer

New Delhi: No frill airline IndiGo continued its spree of carrying the maximum number of passengers besides having the largest market share in August, as Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh, concerned over Air India's performance, asked the national carrier to prepare a plan to enhance its share.
There was a minor increase of 0.5 per cent in the total number of passengers carried in January-August this year compared with the period last year, official data showed.
IndiGo carried 12.05 lakh passengers last month, followed by Jet Airways-JetLite combined flying 11.01 lakh, SpiceJetBSE -1.30 % 8.07 lakh, Air India 7.94 lakh and GoAir 3.24 lakh.
The worst performer was cash-strapped Kingfisher AirlinesBSE 3.70 % which carried only 1.38 lakh passengers in August, while the new scheduled carrier Air Mantra of Religare, which is operating only two small 17-seater aircraft since July 23, flew a few hundred air travellers to Chandigarh and Amritsar.
In terms of market share, IndiGo was again on top with 27.6 per cent, followed by Jet-JetLite combine with 25.2, SpiceJet with 18.5, Air India 18.2, GoAir with 7.4 and Kingfisher at the end of the list with 3.2 per cent.
18/09/12 Economic Times

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Categories: Indian Aviation- In General Sep 2012, Indigo Airlines Sep 2012, Kingfisher Sep 2012