Mumbai: Gurgaon-based low-cost airline IndiGo maintained its leadership position in the domestic aviation sector by carrying 24.30 lakh passengers in September. As a consequence, the market share of the company during the period stood at 36.5%, the latest monthly data made available by the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) showed.
Mumbai-based Jet Airways and national air carrier Air India came a distant second and third by flying 12.78 lakh and 10.59 lakh passengers, respectively, within the country. The market share of the two carriers in September stood at 19.2% and 15.9%, respectively. The market share of another low-cost carrier, SpiceJet, stood at 12.3%, while the same for Mumbai-based GoAir stood at 8.7% in September.
Overall, the number of passengers carried by airlines within the country increased by 20.10% y-o-y to 590.21 lakh, from 491.44 lakh passengers in the corresponding period last year. The increasing number of passengers in September is indicative of the trend where airlines are emerging as the preferred mode of transport.
21/10/15 Financial Express
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Mumbai-based Jet Airways and national air carrier Air India came a distant second and third by flying 12.78 lakh and 10.59 lakh passengers, respectively, within the country. The market share of the two carriers in September stood at 19.2% and 15.9%, respectively. The market share of another low-cost carrier, SpiceJet, stood at 12.3%, while the same for Mumbai-based GoAir stood at 8.7% in September.
Overall, the number of passengers carried by airlines within the country increased by 20.10% y-o-y to 590.21 lakh, from 491.44 lakh passengers in the corresponding period last year. The increasing number of passengers in September is indicative of the trend where airlines are emerging as the preferred mode of transport.
21/10/15 Financial Express
