The average daily domestic air traffic jumped by 3.78 per cent month-on-month (MoM) to 439,464 passengers in February, according to the Ministry of Civil Aviation's data reviewed by Business Standard.
On the other hand, as the international travel season is receding in India along with the winter season, the average daily international air traffic decreased by 3.07 per cent MoM to 205,946 passengers in February, as per the data.
As the demand remains high, four of out six major carriers recorded load factors at above 90 per cent in February.
Daily traffic chart
Source: Ministry of Civil Aviation
Average daily load factor of airlines (in %)
Source: Ministry of Civil Aviation
Daily traffic chart
Month | Average daily domestic flights | Average daily domestic passengers | Average daily international flights (arrivals plus departures) | Average daily international passengers (arrivals plus departures) |
October | 2912 | 407828 | 1067 | 183142 |
November | 2950 | 423883 | 1115 | 198455 |
December | 2935 | 445609 | 1121 | 209787 |
January | 2832 | 423438 | 1139 | 212479 |
Feb in 2024 | 2961 | 439464 | 1135 | 205946 |
Increase/decrease in Feb as compared to Jan (in %) | 4.54% | 3.78% | -0.35% | -3.07% |
Source: Ministry of Civil Aviation
Average daily load factor of airlines (in %)
IndiGo | Air India | SpiceJet | Vistara | AIX Connect | Akasa Air | |
October | 83.36 | 90.16 | 89.01 | 87.59 | 83.29 | 88.56 |
November | 85.67 | 89.29 | 90.25 | 88.30 | 85.28 | 90.99 |
December | 90.76 | 92.87 | 92.94 | 92.13 | 88.94 | 94.05 |
January in 2024 | 89.61 | 92.98 | 93.11 | 92.33 | 87.74 | 92.39 |
Feb in 2024 | 88.63 | 92.24 | 94.54 | 92.97 | 87.41 | 92.16 |
Source: Ministry of Civil Aviation