In November alone, the domestic carriers flew 51.37 lakh passengers, registering a growth of 2.33 per cent over the 50.20 lakh passengers flown by them in the same period of the previous year.
Between January and November, the airlines carried 558.39 lakh people compared to 534.25 in the same period last year, registering a growth of 4.52 per cent, the data released by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation showed.
SpiceJet was a close third at 19 per cent flying 9.75 lakh passengers in November. Jet Airways and JetLite together had a market share of 24.1 per cent carrying 12.42 lakh. GoAir had 8.8 per cent market share and flew 4.54 lakh passengers last month, according to the data.