April records 13.2 million domestic air passengers
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April records 13.2 million domestic air passengers

13.2 million passengers flew domestically in April, a 2.4% increase over the previous year. According to data from the aviation regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), traffic was slightly down 1.2% month over month. IndiGo, a subsidiary of InterGlobe Aviation Ltd., held the top spot in terms of market share in April with a 60.6% share, up from 60.5% in March. The DGCA statistics showed that Air India, owned by Tata Sons, was far behind with a market share of 14.2%, up from 13.1% in March. Vistara, a full-service carrier, was ranked third in the month with a 9.2% market share, down from a 9.6% share in March. The market share of Air India Express, another airline under the ownership of Tata Sons, was 5.4% in the month, as opposed to 5.8% the month before. While SpiceJet's market share dropped from 5.3% to 4.7% over the course of the month, Akasa Air's stayed steady at 4.4%. With 90.9% of passengers, SpiceJet and Vistara had the highest passenger load for the month. In the preceding month, SpiceJet's passenger load was 92.7%, whereas Vistara's was 92.4%. The biggest airline in the nation, IndiGo, reported an increase in load factor from 84.9% in March to 86.6% in April. Controlled by Tata Sons, Air India's load factor was at 84.3% in April, compared to 84.2% in March, while Air India Express? load factor was at 85.8% in April, compared to 85.1% in the previous month. In terms of punctual airline performance in April, Akasa Air had 89.2% on-time performance, followed by Air India Express at 79.5% and Vistara at 76.2% at the metro airports of Delhi, Bengaluru, Mumbai, and Hyderabad.

13.2 million passengers flew domestically in April, a 2.4% increase over the previous year. According to data from the aviation regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), traffic was slightly down 1.2% month over month. IndiGo, a subsidiary of InterGlobe Aviation Ltd., held the top spot in terms of market share in April with a 60.6% share, up from 60.5% in March. The DGCA statistics showed that Air India, owned by Tata Sons, was far behind with a market share of 14.2%, up from 13.1% in March. Vistara, a full-service carrier, was ranked third in the month with a 9.2% market share, down from a 9.6% share in March. The market share of Air India Express, another airline under the ownership of Tata Sons, was 5.4% in the month, as opposed to 5.8% the month before. While SpiceJet's market share dropped from 5.3% to 4.7% over the course of the month, Akasa Air's stayed steady at 4.4%. With 90.9% of passengers, SpiceJet and Vistara had the highest passenger load for the month. In the preceding month, SpiceJet's passenger load was 92.7%, whereas Vistara's was 92.4%. The biggest airline in the nation, IndiGo, reported an increase in load factor from 84.9% in March to 86.6% in April. Controlled by Tata Sons, Air India's load factor was at 84.3% in April, compared to 84.2% in March, while Air India Express? load factor was at 85.8% in April, compared to 85.1% in the previous month. In terms of punctual airline performance in April, Akasa Air had 89.2% on-time performance, followed by Air India Express at 79.5% and Vistara at 76.2% at the metro airports of Delhi, Bengaluru, Mumbai, and Hyderabad.

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