Domestic air passenger traffic grows by 3.98 percent in October

Indicating some recovery in aviation sector due to tourist season, domestic air passenger traffic this October increased by 3.98 percent compared to same month last year, according to data released by  DGCA on Monday. In September this year, domestic passenger growth was just 1.18 percent compared to same month last year. domestic air traffic last month consisted of 12.31 million passengers compared to 11.84 million passengers in same month last year, a jump of 3.98 percent, as per data.

On date for October, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said, " passenger lo factor in month of October 2019 has shown increasing trend compared to previous months primarily due to onset of tourist season." However, passenger lo factor of all major airlines – Air India, SpiceJet, GoAir, IndiGo, AirAsia and Vistara – declined in October as compared to September this year, as per DGCA data. passenger lo factor measures seat capacity utilization of airline.

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Market share

IndiGo maintained its leership position with a 47.4 percent share of domestic passenger market in October, data showed. SpiceJet's market share increased from 14.7 percent in September to 16.3 percent in October, giving it number two spot, as per data. market share of Air India, GoAir, AirAsia and Vistara was 12.6 percent, 11.2 percent, 6.5 percent, and 5.4 percent respectively last month.

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Passenger-related complaints

In October this year, a total of 791 passenger-related complaints were received by domestic airlines, according to DGCA data. number of complaints per 10,000 passengers carried for month of October was around 0.64. Among major domestic airlines, Air India topped list of passenger grievances with 1.6 complaints per 10,000 passengers in September, while SpiceJet was on number two position with 0.8 complaints per 10,000 passengers, as per DGCA data.

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