Domestic airlines carried 57.10 lakh passengers in May this year as compared to 54.48 lakhs during the same period last year.
The latest data released by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation shows that for the first time this year and after several months, the domestic airline industry has been able to reverse the trend of carrying fewer passengers in each month of this year as compared to the same period previously.
The data shows that IndiGo enjoyed a market share of 29.5 per cent, SpiceJet 19.8 per cent, Jet Airways 17.1 per cent, Air India (domestic) 9.1 per cent and JetLite 5.4 per cent.