Domestic airlines carried 52.6 lakh passengers in August this year — an increase of close to 17 per cent over what they had flown in the same period last year.
According to the latest passenger data released by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), the number of passengers carried by domestic airlines increased in August due to the start of the peak season.
What also helped was three holidays during the month (Janmashtami, Independence Day and Id-ul-Fitar). “Since Id-ul-fitar fell on Friday, it created an extended week-end,” the data said.
According to the data, the Delhi-based IndiGo airline continued to be the market leader having flown 15.31 lakh passengers or 29.1 per cent of all domestic travellers. Air India flew 10.48 lakh passengers, Jet (9.88 lakh), SpiceJet (9.07 lakh) and GoAir (4.57 lakh).