Average daily domestic traffic jumps by 3.78% in February, shows data | Company News – Business Standard

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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


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

First Published: Mar 04 2024 | 10:56 PM IST