The number of passengers flying in Indian airlines grew at its slowest pace since October 2014, according to data released by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Wednesday.
Passenger growth declined as carriers hiked prices to offset higher fuel cost and a weaker rupee.
Passengers carried by domestic airlines during January 2019 were 1.25 crore as against 1.14 crore in December 2018, thereby registering a growth of 9.10 percent, lowest in 53 months.
The DGCA data shows that the passenger load factor for SpiceJet was the highest among peers at 90.9 percent in January 2019, though it declined from 92.7 in December 2018.
Passenger load factor for Air Asia, GoAir, IndiGo, Jet Airways, Vistara, and Air India was 88.4 percent, 87.4 percent, 86.4 percent, 86.1 percent, 84.2 percent, and 80 percent, respectively, in January 2019.
Passenger load factor is the percentage of occupied seats in a flight.
The passenger load factor in January 2019 also showed a decreasing trend compared to the previous month, the DCGA reported.
First Published: Feb 20, 2019 2:12 PM IST
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