In June of this year, India’s domestic air passenger traffic increased by 5.8% to 1.32 crore from 1.24 crore in the same month the previous year, as per the most recent data given by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).
With 80.86 lakh passengers flown in the month, low-cost carrier IndiGo recorded a market share of 60.5%. Air India, part of the Tata Group, came in second with 17.47 lakh passengers, or 13.1% of the total market share.
During the month, Vistara—a 51:49 percent joint venture between Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines—came in third place with 12.84 lakh passengers and a 9.6% market share. IX Connect, formerly known as AirAsia India, the third airline in the Tata Group, carried 7.70 lakh passengers in June, accounting for a 5.8% market share.
Together, the three airlines of the Tata Group recorded a market share of 28.5%.
While Akasa Air, which debuted two years ago, flew 5.9 lakh people during the month with a 4.4% market share, Ajay Singh-led SpiceJet carried 7.02 lakh passengers during the month.
The research also reveals that, among the main airlines, SpiceJet had the lowest on-time performance (OTP) at 46.1%, while Akasa Air led its rivals with the highest OTP at 79.5 percent at the airports in Hyderabad, Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, and Bengaluru in June 2024.
