Jet Airways leads domestic airlines growth in November
21 Dec 2010
The Indian aviation sector continued its upward swing in November, carrying 4.88 million passengers in the domestic segment, compared to 4.62 million in October 2010, even as Jet Airways emerged the top performer with a 19.2 per cent (or 9.34 lakh passengers) market share.
About 46.8 million passengers used domestic airlines in January-November 2010, which shows an 18.9 per cent growth compared to the similar period last year, according to data released by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).
Jet Airways had the highest percentage share of the domestic market of 19.2 per cent (9.34 lakh passengers) while its sister carrier Jet Lite had a 7 per cent share (3.43 lakh), which adds up to a total 26.2 per cent market share.
Kingfisher Airlines was second with a 19.1 per cent (9.32 lakh) market share, followed by Indigo with 17.3 per cent (8.43 lakh) and Air India with 17.1 per cent (8.36 lakh). Spice Jet recorded a 13.3 per cent share (6.50 lakh) while Go Air brought up the rear with 6.9 per cent (3.37 lakh).
The seat factor was the highest for IndiGo (91 per cent), followed by Spice Jet (87.5 per cent), Kingfisher Airlines (86.7 per cent), Go Air (85.4 per cent), JetLite (82 per cent), Jet Airways (77 per cent), and the lowest for the national carrier Air India (76.9) per cent.
The overall on-time performance of the domestic airlines for November 2010 was 76.4 per cent.
