Domestic airlines traffic increases by 47.05 per cent in 2022

New Delhi , January 19 : The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) collected the air lines traffic data of 2022 and stated that the domestic air passenger traffic reached 1232.45 lakhs in 2022, registering an annual growth of 47.05 per cent as compared to 2021. 

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 The the aviation regulator stated that,   "Passengers carried by domestic airlines between January 2022 and December 2022 were 1232.45 lakhs as against 838.14 lakhs during the corresponding period of the previous year thereby registering an annual growth of 47.05 per cent and monthly growth of 13.69 per cent."

As per the DGCA data, the passenger load factors of all major airlines - Air India, SpiceJet, GoFirst, IndiGo, Akasa Air, AirAsia India and Vistara witnessed an upward trend in December 2022 compared to November 2022.

The passenger load factor measures the seat capacity utilisation of the airline.

IndiGo recorded a market share of 56.1 per cent followed by Vistara with a 9.2 per cent share. SpiceJet and Air India had an 8.7 per cent market share, shows the official data.

During December 2022, a total of 408 passenger-related complaints were received by the scheduled domestic airlines.

The major reasons for complaints are flight problems and refunds.