INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
rebound in May as it increased by 2.96 per cent after a slump in April, according to the data released by aviation regulator DGCA on
Tuesday.In April, domestic air passenger traffic had dropped by 4.5 per cent over the same period last year.The domestic air traffic in May
this year consisted of 12.20 million passengers as compared to 11.85 million passengers in the same month last year, a jump of 2.96 per
cent, as per the data.Suspension of operations by Jet Airways on April 17 due to lack of funds was considered to be one of the primary
reasons why domestic air traffic saw a fall in that month.IndiGo maintained its lead position with 49 per cent share of the domestic
the number two spot, as per the data.The market share of Air India, GoAir, AirAsia and Vistara were 13.5 per cent, 11.1 per cent, 6.3 per
cent and 4.7 per cent, respectively, in May this year."During May 2019, a total of 746 passenger related complaints had been received by the
scheduled domestic airlines
The number of complaints per 10,000 passengers carried for the month of May 2019 has been around 0.61," the Directorate General of Civil
Aviation (DGCA) said.Air India topped the list of passenger grievances with 1.7 complaints per 10,000 passengers in the month of May, while
SpiceJet was on number two position with 0.6 complaints per 10,000 passengers, as per the DGCA data.The passenger load factor -- which is
measured by dividing the number of passengers to the number of available seats in a flight -- for SpiceJet was 93.9 per cent in May, as per
the data."For the 50th month in a row SpiceJet has flown with the highest loads in India
In May, our PLF stood at 93.9 per cent
This is a feat unparalleled in global aviation industry and a huge milestone for SpiceJet
This record firmly establishes SpiceJet''s standing as country''s most preferred airline," said Shilpa Bhatia, Chief Sales and Revenue
Officer of SpiceJet.For GoAir, IndiGo, Air Asia and Vistara, the passenger load factor stood at 93.3 per cent, 90.9 per cent, 87.8 per cent
