New Delhi: Domestic air passenger traffic rose 23 percent in January to 76.55 lakh from 62.45 lakh registered during the same month of last year, official data showed on Thursday.
India's domestic air passenger traffic zoomed by 20.34 percent in 2015. Passenger traffic during the January-December 2015 stood at 811 lakh from 674 lakh passengers ferried during 2014.
The monthly passenger traffic data was furnished by the Ministry of Civil Aviation.
"Passengers carried by domestic airlines during January 2016 were 76.55 lakh as against 62.45 lakh during the corresponding period of previous year, thereby registering a growth of 22.58 percent," the ministry said in its monthly statistical analysis.
The data showed that low-cost carrier (LCC) SpiceJet had the highest passenger load factor during the month under review at 92.1 percent.
The LCC was followed by budget carriers -- GoAir (84.9) and IndiGo (84.7).
18/02/16 IANS/Business Standard
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India's domestic air passenger traffic zoomed by 20.34 percent in 2015. Passenger traffic during the January-December 2015 stood at 811 lakh from 674 lakh passengers ferried during 2014.
The monthly passenger traffic data was furnished by the Ministry of Civil Aviation.
"Passengers carried by domestic airlines during January 2016 were 76.55 lakh as against 62.45 lakh during the corresponding period of previous year, thereby registering a growth of 22.58 percent," the ministry said in its monthly statistical analysis.
The data showed that low-cost carrier (LCC) SpiceJet had the highest passenger load factor during the month under review at 92.1 percent.
The LCC was followed by budget carriers -- GoAir (84.9) and IndiGo (84.7).
18/02/16 IANS/Business Standard
