Air traffic grows 47% in June as Delhi, Maharashtra ease Covid-19 curbs
Domestic air traffic grew 47.6% in June over May as states such as Delhi and Maharashtra eased Covid-19 curbs. In May, the traffic had fallen 63%.
Industry-wide passenger load factor rose to 62.9% in June from May’s 50.5%. SpiceJet had the highest load factor of 70%.
Air India retained the number two rank in market share for the second consecutive month. It registered a market share of 16.5% as it overtook SpiceJet.
All airlines reported on-time performance above 90%, with IndiGo and AirAsia seeing over 98%.
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First Published: Mon, July 19 2021. 22:42 IST
