Business

Domestic Air Traffic Sees 11.28% Growth In January 2025

India’s domestic air traffic grew by 11.28% in January 2025, with 1.46 crore passengers flying, compared to 1.31 crore in the same period last year, as per official data.

IndiGo continued to lead the market, increasing its share to 65.2%, while Air India Group’s market share declined to 25.7%.

Akasa Air and SpiceJet also saw improvements, with their market shares rising to 4.7% and 3.2%, respectively.

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) stated, “Passengers carried by domestic airlines during January 2025 were 146.11 lakh as against 131.30 lakh during the corresponding period of the previous year thereby registering an annual growth of 11.28 percent and monthly growth of 11.28 percent.”

The cancellation rate for domestic flights stood at 1.62%, with Fly Big reporting the highest cancellation rate at 17.74%, followed by Fly91 at 5.09% and Alliance Air at 4.35%.

On-time performance (OTP) statistics showed that IndiGo had the highest OTP at 75.5%, while Akasa Air’s OTP was 71.5%.

The Air India Group had an OTP of 69.8%, Alliance Air’s was 57.6%, and SpiceJet’s stood at 54.8%.

These figures reflect the on-time performance at six major metro airports: Bangalore, Delhi, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Chennai, and Kolkata.

January’s flight cancellations affected 41,119 passengers, leading to a total compensation payout of Rs 46.46 lakh.

Additionally, 1,78,934 passengers were impacted by flight delays, for which airlines paid Rs 2.38 crore in compensation and facilities.

Also Read: India’s Passenger Vehicle & Two-Wheeler Sales Set For Modest Growth In 2025-26

Mankrit Kaur

Recent Posts

PM Modi Meets Bhutan PM Tobgay At BIMSTEC Summit; Highlights Strong Bilateral Ties & Regional Cooperation

PM Narendra Modi met Bhutanese PM Tshering Tobgay on the sidelines of the 6th BIMSTEC…

29 mins ago

Jamia Students Back Waqf Amendment Bill; Call It A Step Toward Empowerment

The student group 'Shaher-E-Arzoo' expressed firm support for the Waqf Amendment Bill, calling it a…

3 hours ago

India’s Exports To The US Face Limited Impact From Tariff Hike: SBI Report

The 27% tariff hike by US President Donald Trump on Indian goods will have only…

3 hours ago

Waqf Freed From Mafia Control, New Era Of Development Begins For Muslims: MRM

Following the passage of the Waqf Amendment Bill 2024 in both Houses of Parliament, celebrations…

4 hours ago

India’s Forex Reserves Surge To $665.4 Billion; Rupee Strengthens As Trade Deficit Narrows

India’s forex reserves jumped $6.6 billion to a five-month high of $665.4 billion for the…

5 hours ago

Laxmi Singh Leads Gautam Buddha Nagar Police To Historic No 1 Rank In IGRS Across All Stations

Gautam Buddha Nagar Police, led by CP Laxmi Singh, achieved a historic feat with all…

6 hours ago