Indigo maintained its leadership position in the domestic market by carrying 25.9 lakh passengers in October.
Low-cost airline Indigo maintained its leadership position in the domestic market by carrying 25.9 lakh passengers in October with a market share of 36.8 per cent, the latest monthly data by the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) showed.
Jet Airways and Air India came distant second and third by flying 13.23 lakh and 10.88 lakh passengers respectively and their market share stood at 18.8 and 15.5 per cent.
The market share of another low-cost carrier SpiceJet stood at 12.8 per cent while the same for GoAir stood at 8.4 per cent during the month.
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Overall, the number of passengers carried by airlines within the country increased by 19.96 per cent y-o-y to 660.60 lakh from 550.69 lakh passengers in the corresponding period last year. The increasing number of passengers in October is indicative of the trend where airlines are emerging as the preferred mode of transport.