{"id":20058,"date":"2022-04-23T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-23T09:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=20058"},"modified":"2022-04-23T12:55:43","modified_gmt":"2022-04-23T07:25:43","slug":"as-covid-19-turbulence-lowers-three-airlines-compete-for-the-domestic-no-2-place","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/04\/23\/as-covid-19-turbulence-lowers-three-airlines-compete-for-the-domestic-no-2-place\/","title":{"rendered":"As Covid-19 turbulence lowers, three airlines compete for the domestic No. 2 place"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Domestic air traffic Is recovering from the Covid hit, <\/strong>having surpassed the pre-pandemic daily passenger figure of 4 lakh, and the aviation market is now seeing a fresh dose of competitiveness<\/strong> in the form of a fierce war for second place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

IndiGo, the low-cost carrier, <\/strong>maintains its lead with more than half of the domestic market share, while Air India, SpiceJet, and GoFirst are vying for second place.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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According to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation’s (DGCA) monthly traffic data for March, GoFirst became the third airline this year to hold the No. 2 position <\/strong>in terms of passenger market share, following Air India and SpiceJet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

IndiGo had a market share of 54.8 percent in March, followed by GoFirst (9.8%), SpiceJet (9.5%), Vistara (8.9%), and Air India (8.8 per cent). \n\nAir India (11.1%), SpiceJet (10.7%), Vistara (9.7%), and GoFirst (9.7%) took the second and third places, respectively, in February (9.5 per cent).<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
SpiceJet<\/strong> had occupied the second spot following the grounding of Jet Airways,<\/strong> which had a strong claim<\/strong> to being the country’s second largest domestic airline in terms of passengers carried, prior to the pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The race for No. 2 is anticipated to heat up, according to analysts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Following Tata Group’s acquisition of Air India, the airline is set to embark on a fleet expansion plan. In addition, with at least one new national airline set to launch next year, the market may see increased competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“It has the potential to be a breakout.”<\/p>
 If Air India can have more planes ready to fly and deploy, they will simply take over that position. <\/p>
Similarly, if SpiceJet and GoFirst introduce more MAX panes, they will,” Joshi added.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
Vistara<\/a>, a full-service airline partly owned by Tata Group<\/strong>, has also been receiving new narrow-body planes to add to its inventory. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The airline is tied for third place with its sister airline, AirAsia India, which is also controlled by the Tata Group<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
AirAsia<\/strong> India had a 6.5 percent market share in March.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Stay tuned and updated with Aviationa2z.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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