Mumbai: At 11.25 lakh passengers, Air India flew less than half the number that Indigo did in August. The low-cost airline stayed the market leader carrying 23.85 lakh passengers and commanding a market share of 35.3%, Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) data showed. Jet Airways flew 13.39 lakh passengers with a market share of 19.8% while Air India’s share was just 16.6%. SpiceJet and GoAir followed with market shares of 12.3% and 8.1% respectively.
Overall, the number of passengers carried by airlines within the country increased by 20.84% y-o-y to 523.55 lakh from 433.24 lakh in the corresponding period last year.
On the passenger load factor (PLF), which shows the capacity utilisation of an airline and a key parameter of measuring profitability, SpiceJet tops the chart with 92.1% occupancy, on the back of a low fleet and high advance discount selling of tickets. Domestic airlines registered slight decrease in PLF due to the end of the tourist season.
SpiceJet was followed by Jet Airways with 80.8% PLF while Air India stood third with 79.3% PLF.
22/09/15 Financial Express
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Overall, the number of passengers carried by airlines within the country increased by 20.84% y-o-y to 523.55 lakh from 433.24 lakh in the corresponding period last year.
On the passenger load factor (PLF), which shows the capacity utilisation of an airline and a key parameter of measuring profitability, SpiceJet tops the chart with 92.1% occupancy, on the back of a low fleet and high advance discount selling of tickets. Domestic airlines registered slight decrease in PLF due to the end of the tourist season.
SpiceJet was followed by Jet Airways with 80.8% PLF while Air India stood third with 79.3% PLF.
22/09/15 Financial Express
