Mumbai: Skyrocketing airfares haven’t deterred domestic travelers from flying during the festival season despite some routes recording their steepest price hikes. While fares have gone up in the range of 35-70% year-on-year during September-November, air traffic rose by 15-20% during the same period.
Domestic air passenger traffic, which stood at 45.55 lakh passengers ferried, jumped by 13.4 % in September 2013, up from 40.18 lakh carried during the corresponding month last year, data furnished by the civil aviation ministry showed.
However, on a month-to-month basis, the traffic decreased by 13.4 % as domestic airlines carried 45.55 lakh passengers in September, down from 52.60 lakh in August 2013. Market leader IndiGo carried 13.79 lakh domestic passengers during September 2013, said a spokesperson of the airline. According to DGCA data, 10.94 lakh passengers had traveled by the airline during September 2012. Air India carried 9.2 lakh domestic passengers, compared with 7.75 lakh during the same period. Jet (Jet Airways and JetLite) carried 11.2 lakh domestic passengers, compared with 9.6 lakh during the same period. Spice Jet carried 7.86 lakh domestic passengers, compared with 7.43 lakh during the same period. Go Air carried 3.42 lakh domestic passengers as compared to 3.07 lakh during the same period.
01/11/13 Rhik Kundu/Financial Express
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Domestic air passenger traffic, which stood at 45.55 lakh passengers ferried, jumped by 13.4 % in September 2013, up from 40.18 lakh carried during the corresponding month last year, data furnished by the civil aviation ministry showed.
However, on a month-to-month basis, the traffic decreased by 13.4 % as domestic airlines carried 45.55 lakh passengers in September, down from 52.60 lakh in August 2013. Market leader IndiGo carried 13.79 lakh domestic passengers during September 2013, said a spokesperson of the airline. According to DGCA data, 10.94 lakh passengers had traveled by the airline during September 2012. Air India carried 9.2 lakh domestic passengers, compared with 7.75 lakh during the same period. Jet (Jet Airways and JetLite) carried 11.2 lakh domestic passengers, compared with 9.6 lakh during the same period. Spice Jet carried 7.86 lakh domestic passengers, compared with 7.43 lakh during the same period. Go Air carried 3.42 lakh domestic passengers as compared to 3.07 lakh during the same period.
01/11/13 Rhik Kundu/Financial Express
