Domestic airlines flew 16.13 million passengers in 2024: DGCA
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Domestic airlines flew 16.13 million passengers in 2024: DGCA

Hindustan Times  

Domestic airlines flew 16.13 million passengers in 2024 compared to 15.20 million in 2023, civil aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation has said. DGCA said IndiGo had the highest on-time performance in Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, and Hyderabad followed by Air India and Akasa Air. Among bigger commercial airlines low-cost carrier SpiceJet had the highest cancellation rate of 1.81%, followed by IndiGo. In December, domestic airlines received 817 complaints from passengers, or around 0.55 complaints per 10,000 passengers.

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Domestic Airlines Flew 16 Million Passengers In 2024, SpiceJet Had Maximum Rate Of Cancellations
2 months ago

Domestic Airlines Flew 16 Million Passengers In 2024, SpiceJet Had Maximum Rate Of Cancellations

ABP News  

India's domestic air traffic increased 6 per cent year-on-year with 16.13 crore passengers travelling in 2024 compared to 15.2 million during the same period in 2023, according to the latest official data. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation reported on Wednesday that airlines carried over 1.49 crore passengers in December 2024, marking an 8.19 per cent rise compared to December …

Domestic airlines flew 16 million passengers in 2024: DGCA data
2 months ago

Domestic airlines flew 16 million passengers in 2024: DGCA data

Hindustan Times  

Domestic airlines carried 16.13 million passengers in 2024, which was higher than 15.2 million ferried during the same period in 2023, civil aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation revealed on Wednesday. Among the big commercial airlines in the country, the December traffic report stated, low-cost carrier SpiceJet had the maximum rate of cancellations, IndiGo stood second. The airline with …

IndiGo on being rated among world's worst airlines: Doubt survey's credibility
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3 months, 3 weeks ago

IndiGo on being rated among world's worst airlines: Doubt survey's credibility

India Today  

IndiGo, India's largest airline, has been rated among the world's worst airlines in the 2024 global rankings released by AirHelp, a European Union claims processing agency. The data published in the survey by AirHelp, an EU claim processing agency, does not report the sample size from India, and neither takes into account the methodology or compensation guidelines used by the …

Domestic air traffic rises 4.8% to 126.48 lakh in February: What data shows
1 year ago

Domestic air traffic rises 4.8% to 126.48 lakh in February: What data shows

Hindustan Times  

Domestic air traffic rose 4.8 per cent on an annual basis to 126.48 lakh in February, while more than 1.55 lakh passengers were affected by flight delays during the same period, according to official data released on Friday. Last month, the domestic market share of SpiceJet dropped to 5.2 per cent from 5.6 per cent, Vistara and Akasa Air managed …

Flight delays affect nearly 5 lakh passengers in January 2024: DGCA
1 year, 1 month ago

Flight delays affect nearly 5 lakh passengers in January 2024: DGCA

India TV News  

About 4.82 lakh passengers were affected due to delayed flights in January this year, forcing the airlines to pay out Rs 3.69 crore towards facilitation, according to the DGCA monthly traffic data released on Thursday. Despite these delays, domestic passenger traffic witnessed a growth of 4.69 per cent compared to January of the previous year, reaching 1.31 crore passengers. IndiGo, …

DGCA reports flight problems, baggage, and refunds as top passenger complaints
1 year, 4 months ago

DGCA reports flight problems, baggage, and refunds as top passenger complaints

Live Mint  

According to a recent report by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, the primary concerns among the 246 passenger complaints filed against scheduled domestic airlines in September were related to flight issues, baggage problems, and refund-related issues. As reported by ANI citing the air traffic report released by DGCA, “During September 2023, a total of 246 passenger-related complaints had been …

Indian Domestic Aviation Sector Records 38.27% Growth In Passenger Traffic In 2023
1 year, 6 months ago

Indian Domestic Aviation Sector Records 38.27% Growth In Passenger Traffic In 2023

News 18  

In 2023, the Indian domestic aviation sector witnessed an impressive surge in its passenger traffic, during the first eight months. As per the Ministry of Civil Aviation press release, this marks an upward incline on the graph and shows a growth rate of 38.27 per cent when compared to the data of the previous year In August 2023, a monthly …

Domestic air passenger traffic jumps 25% in July
1 year, 7 months ago

Domestic air passenger traffic jumps 25% in July

The Hindu  

India's domestic air passenger traffic volume surged 25% year-on-year to 1.21 crore passengers in July, according to DGCA data released on Monday. Vistara, which is a 51:49 joint venture between Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines, flew 10.20 lakh passengers on domestic routes in the previous month with a market share of 8.4%, as per data. Air India's subsidiary AirAsia India, …

Domestic airlines record 43% rise from Jan-Apr in number of passengers
1 year, 10 months ago

Domestic airlines record 43% rise from Jan-Apr in number of passengers

Live Mint  

As per the latest data of DGCA, domestic airlines carried 503.93 lakh passengers between January to April 2023, as against 352.70 lakhs during the corresponding period of the previous year thereby registering an annual growth of 42.88 %. Indigo continued to hold its leadership position, while late market mogul Rakesh Jhunjhunwala-backed Akasa Air is gaining strong traction in terms of …

DGCA curtails SpiceJet flights to 50% for 8 weeks following multiple snags
2 years, 7 months ago

DGCA curtails SpiceJet flights to 50% for 8 weeks following multiple snags

Live Mint  

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation on Wednesday, 27 July, announced that they had curtailed the SpiceJet flight operations to 50% for the next eight weeks after the airlines reported multiple snags in a short period of time. "The number of departures of M/s Spicejet are hereby restricted to 50% of the number of departures approved under Summer Schedule 2022 …

Five graphs tell SpiceJet’s turbulence story
2 years, 8 months ago

Five graphs tell SpiceJet’s turbulence story

Live Mint  

SpiceJet has hit a snag. After three SpiceJet aircraft reported issues on the same day, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation issued a show-cause notice to the airline on 5 July. Partly due to a ransomware attack in May, the latest month for which the data was available, 53,707 SpiceJet passengers suffered on account of “boarding denied", cancellation, or delays …

DGCA issues show cause notice to SpiceJet over the unusually high number of air incidents and ‘degraded safety margins’
2 years, 8 months ago

DGCA issues show cause notice to SpiceJet over the unusually high number of air incidents and ‘degraded safety margins’

The Hindu  

Published : Jul 07, 2022 11:46 IST The Director General of Civil Aviation, India’s civilian airline regulator, has taken serious note of the unusually high number of air incidents that have plagued SpiceJet, the country’s budget airline. The unusually high number of incidents and the issue of the show cause notice had even Jyotiraditya Scindia, the Minister of Civil Aviation, …

India's Domestic Air Passenger Traffic in March Shows 36 Pct Year-on-Year Growth From 2021
2 years, 11 months ago

India's Domestic Air Passenger Traffic in March Shows 36 Pct Year-on-Year Growth From 2021

News 18  

Lower base effect as well as easing Covid travel restrictions accelerated India’s domestic air passenger traffic growth by over 36 per cent in March on a year-on-year basis. According to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, the country’s scheduled domestic flight operations ferried 1.06 crore passengers last month. “Passengers carried by domestic airlines during January-March 2022 were 248 lakh as …

Domestic Air Passengers Decrease by 26.8 Percent to 57.25 Lakh in April: DGCA
3 years, 10 months ago

Domestic Air Passengers Decrease by 26.8 Percent to 57.25 Lakh in April: DGCA

News 18  

Around 57.25 lakh domestic passengers travelled by air in April, which is 26.8 per cent lower than 78.22 lakh who travelled in March, Indian aviation regulator DGCA said on Tuesday. While IndiGo carried 30.83 lakh passengers in April, a 53.9 per cent share of the total domestic market, SpiceJet flew 7.05 lakh passengers, which is 12.3 per cent share of …

SpiceJet leasing Jet Airways’ grounded planes to keep fares in check
6 years ago

SpiceJet leasing Jet Airways’ grounded planes to keep fares in check

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Air travellers could be assured of fares remaining reasonable with budget carrier SpiceJet planning to lease distressed Jet Airways' grounded aircraft from their lessors in a move that will restore part of the airline industry's capacity. With Jet Airways operating only about 41 of the 119 planes it had in its fleet before the current liquidity crisis hit …

Boeing 737 Max grounding: SpiceJet cancels 14 flights, offers full refund
6 years ago

Boeing 737 Max grounding: SpiceJet cancels 14 flights, offers full refund

Live Mint  

Consequent to a Directorate General of Civil Aviation order, SpiceJet has started grounding its fleet of Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft and has cancelled 14 flights that were scheduled for today. It said that while a majority of passengers affected as a result of these cancellations had been accommodated by SpiceJet on alternate flights, the rest have been offered a …

Passenger complaints about baggage mishandling go up by 10%: DGCA
6 years, 8 months ago

Passenger complaints about baggage mishandling go up by 10%: DGCA

India TV News  

Complaints and concerns of domestic air passengers about luggage mishandling show no signs of decline, with aviation regulator DGCA stating that 27.5 per cent of all complaints received in June were related to baggage. The complaints shot up from 21 per cent in April to 23.9 per cent in May and to 27.5 per cent in June, the Directorate General …

SpiceJet revises ticket cancellation charges- India TV News
9 years, 8 months ago

SpiceJet revises ticket cancellation charges- India TV News

India TV News  

New Delhi: Budget carrier SpiceJet on Saturday revised the ticket cancellation charges for both the domestic and international travel but kept them below the peer group. According to airline, the cancellation charges for the domestic flights have been revised to Rs 1,800 as against Rs 1,500 earlier, while the cancellation fee for the international flights now stands at Rs 2,250. …

SpiceJet axes 300 more flights till Jan 31, AAI demands dues
10 years, 2 months ago

SpiceJet axes 300 more flights till Jan 31, AAI demands dues

India TV News  

New Delhi: Cash-strapped airline SpiceJet on Tuesday said that it will cancel 300 more flights till Jan 31, even as the government seemed to rule out any help by saying the budget carrier will have to itself resolve its financial troubles and the AAI asked it to pay Rs.200 crore dues by Wednesday. The latest update on the airline's website …

SpiceJet cancelling 40 flights a day
10 years, 4 months ago

SpiceJet cancelling 40 flights a day

The Hindu  

As part of fleet restructuring, loss-ridden SpiceJet has started cancelling 40 flights a day from its schedule. “SpiceJet is temporarily removing 40 flights a day from its schedule as part of a fleet restructuring plan. The low cost carrier had earlier this month reported 5th straight quarter of net losses for the July-September period at Rs. Commenting on reports that …

Domestic air traffic grew in October; IndiGo takes top spot, Air India 2nd
10 years, 4 months ago

Domestic air traffic grew in October; IndiGo takes top spot, Air India 2nd

India TV News  

New Delhi: Domestic air traffic grew by over 18 per cent last month compared to October last year as Air India's passenger load factor overshot that of IndiGo which had the largest number of flight cancellations, official data showed today. Domestic airlines flew 59.25 lakh passengers in October this year registering a growth of 18.31 per cent over the 50.08 …

Aviation regulator should stick to ensuring passenger safety
12 years, 1 month ago

Aviation regulator should stick to ensuring passenger safety

Live Mint  

The Indian aviation regulator is acting like a football referee who has given up the whistle to join the game. On 11 January, India’s second largest low-fare carrier, SpiceJet, said it was offering one million seats at an all-inclusive fare of ₹ 2,013 a ticket, for any domestic flight from 1 February to 30 April, as long as the tickets …

Domestic air traffic drops by 4% on rising fares
12 years, 8 months ago

Domestic air traffic drops by 4% on rising fares

Firstpost  

Data released by DGCA revealed that traffic declined by about 4 percent in June over May to 51.08 lakh For the second month in a row, less people took to domestic air travel. In January-June, the domestic airlines flew 309.16 lakh passengers, an increase of 3.71 percent over the same period last year And though the overall domestic air travel …

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