{"id":64813,"date":"2024-06-14T20:12:52","date_gmt":"2024-06-14T14:42:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=64813"},"modified":"2024-11-15T15:02:07","modified_gmt":"2024-11-15T09:32:07","slug":"indigo-traffic-up-air-india-trails-in-may-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/14\/indigo-traffic-up-air-india-trails-in-may-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"IndiGo Traffic Up, Air India Trails, Akasa Leads in OTP in May 2024 Performance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

MUMBAI-<\/strong> In May 2024, Indian Airlines collectively transported 13.796 million (roughly 138 lakh) passengers, as reported by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This represents a 4.40% increase compared to the previous month when 13.214 million passengers traveled within India. Compared to May 2023, passenger numbers have risen by 3.99%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo: avgeekwithlens\/ Harsh Tekriwal<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

IndiGo, Air India, and Others May Performance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

IndiGo Airlines (6E)<\/a> has been the leader in this segment for years and has improved its share this month. With a market share of 61.6%,<\/strong> the largest airline transported 8.504 million passengers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tata-owned Air India (AI)<\/a>, holding the second position with a market share of 13.7%, carried 1.893 million passengers. Vistara (UK)<\/a> had a market share of 9.2%, transporting 1.271 million passengers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AIX Connect, formerly AirAsia India (I5)<\/a>, carried 0.703 million passengers, with a market share of 5.1%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Akasa Air (QP)<\/a>, the youngest and most eco-friendly airline in India, carried 0.664 million passengers, with a market share of 4.8%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Akasa Air has once again beaten SpiceJet (SG)<\/a>, which carried 0.554 million passengers, holding a 4% market share.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other carriers include Alliance Air (9I)<\/a> with a 1% market share pretty similar to last month, carrying 0.135 million passengers, and Star Air (S5)<\/a> with a 0.4% market share, transporting 0.058 million passengers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo: Photo: Siddh Dhuri | MumbaiPlane<\/a>s<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

May 2024: OTP<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Talking about the On-Time Performance (OTP), which DGCA provides for the four big metro cities: Bengaluru (BLR), Delhi (DEL)<\/a>, Hyderabad (HYD), and Mumbai (BOM).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Akasa Air, the newest major airline in India, has maintained its lead in On-Time Performance (OTP).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In May, 85.9% of Akasa Air’s flights from these airports were on time. Despite a 4% reduction, the airline remains in the lead, continuing its dominance for the past three months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

IndiGo is struggling to top this list nowadays. Once a consistent leader, its OTP has now dropped to 72.8%. Considering its size and scale, this is not too bad, but there is still significant room for improvement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vistara (UK) has also improved its OTP, with 81.9% of its flights being on time. While AIX Connect had 7.9% of its flights on time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Air India’s performance was more disappointing, with only 68.4% of its flights being on time in May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SpiceJet and Alliance Air continue to lag, with OTPs of 60.7% and 58.7%, respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finally, let’s delve into the passenger load factors. SpiceJet had the highest Passenger Load Factor (PLF) at 94.1%, followed by Vistara at 93.4% and Akasa Air at 90.3%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

IndiGo held the fourth position with a PLF of 88.4%, which is impressive given the airline’s size. Both Air India and AIX Connect had a PLF of 86.9%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo: By Venkat Mangudi – flickr.com\/photos\/venkatmangudi\/23429081520\/, CC0, https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=50391719<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Bottom Line and Key Highlights<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The market share of TATA Group Airlines (Air India, Vistara, and AIX Connect) decreased from 28.8% in April to 28% in May, while IndiGo’s improved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Three airlines\u2014SpiceJet, Akasa Air, and Vistara\u2014achieved a PLF above 90%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In May, the flight cancellation rate was 1.70%, with FlyBig (S9) <\/a>canceling 30% of its flights due to operational disruptions caused by the fire in the Kumaon region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Feature Image: Sandeep (@atc.spotter)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Civil Aviation Minister Don\u2019t Like Air India and IndiGo Duopoly<\/a><\/blockquote>