1.05 crore domestic passengers travelled by air in Nov, 17% higher than Oct
New Delhi: At least 1.05 crore domestic passengers travelled by air in November, 17.03 per cent higher than the 89.85 lakh who travelled in October, according to the data on air traffic shared by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Friday.
According to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), IndiGo carried 57.06 lakh air passengers in November, a 54.3 per cent share of the domestic market and SpiceJet flew 10.78 lakh passengers, accounting for a 10.3 per cent share of the market.
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IndiGo carried 57.06 lakh air passengers in November. Photo: Social media[/caption]
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Go First (previously known as GoAir), Air India, Vistara, AirAsia India and Alliance Air carried 11.56 lakh, 9.98 lakh, 7.93 lakh, 6.23 lakh and 1.20 lakh passengers, respectively, in November, the data showed. The occupancy rate for SpiceJet was 86.7 per cent in November, the DGCA noted.
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November occupancy rate for Air India was 82 per cent. Photo: Social media[/caption]
The November occupancy rate for Air India was 82 per cent, followed by IndiGo (80.5 per cent), Go First (78.2 per cent) and AirAsia India 74.6 per cent, it added.
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The aviation sector has been significantly impacted due to the travel restrictions imposed in India and other countries in view of the Covid-19 outbreak. India had resumed domestic passenger flights on May 25 last year after a gap of two months due to Covid-19.
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India had resumed domestic passenger flights on May 25 last year after a gap of two months due to Covid-19. Photo: Social media[/caption]
-PTC News with agency inputs
