Domestic airlines carried 43.69 lakh passengers in August this year, a decline of over 8.6 per cent compared with the same period last year.
According to the latest data from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), for the second consecutive month, the low-cost airline IndiGo carried the maximum number of domestic passengers at 12.05 lakh.
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In terms of market share, IndiGo again took the top spot with 27.6 per cent.
In August, Jet Airways flew 8.16 lakh passengers while SpiceJet carried 8.07 lakh.
The number of passengers flown by Jet Airways will be more if the 2.85 lakh passengers flown by its low-cost arm, JetLite (2.85 lakh), is also considered.
In addition, Air India carried 7.94 lakh passengers, GoAir (3.24 lakh) and Kingfisher (1.38 lakh).
Jet Airways enjoyed a market share of 18.7 per cent, followed by SpiceJet (18.5 per cent) and Air India (18.2 per cent).
Meanwhile, Air India has been asked to submit within a week a plan to enhance its domestic market share.
A Civil Aviation Ministry statement said the airline had been asked to include month-wise targets of market share along with the corresponding strategy to achieve these targets for the next one year.