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Thursday 15 February 2018

Domestic air traffic up by 17.69 percent in December

Domestic air traffic registered a growth of over 17 percent in December last year as compared the same month the previous year, a government data stated.

Domestic airlines carried 11.24 million passengers in December 2017 as compared to 9.55 million compared to the year-ago period, registering a growth of 17.69 percent.

According to the monthly traffic data released by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), the passenger load factor (PLF), which is a measure of number of seats occupied in a plane, was the highest for SpiceJet with 95.6 percent of its seats being sold.

GoAir was at the second spot with 92 percent of seats occupied, followed by IndiGo (90.8 percent), Jet Airways (88.5 percent), Vistara (87.7 percent) and Air India (81.8 percent).


"This is the 33rd month in a row that SpiceJet has had an excess of 90 percent PLF, a feat unparalleled in the aviation industry," Shilpa Bhatia, the Chief Sales and Revenue Officer of SpiceJet, said in a statement.

IndiGo regained its top position in terms of punctuality or on-time performance (OTP) with 81.1 percent of its flights taking off and landing on time. It was followed by SpiceJet (78.4 percent), Vistara (74.5 percent), Air India (70.8 percent), GoAir (68.4 percent) and Jet Airways at the bottom (52.2 percent).
IndiGo also continues to be the market leader cornering 39.4 percent of the market share, the DGCA data stated.
To Read the News in Full 23/01/18 moneycontrol.com
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