Domestic air passenger traffic increased by 47% this year compared to 2021: DGCA

The domestic air passenger traffic reached 1232.45 lakhs in 2022, an annual growth rate of 47.05 percent compared to 2021, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said Thursday.

“Passengers carried by domestic airlines between January 2022 and December 2022 was 1232.45 lakhs against 838.14 lakhs in the corresponding period of the previous year, representing an annual growth of 47.05 percent and a monthly growth of 13, 69 percent registered,” the aviation regulator said.

The passenger load factors of all major airlines – Air India, SpiceJet, Go firstIndigo, Akasa AirAirAsia India and Vistara witnessed an upward trend in December 2022 compared to November 2022, according to the DGCA data.
Passenger occupancy rate measures the occupancy rate of the airline’s seats.

IndiGo posted a market share of 56.1 percent, followed by Vistara with a share of 9.2 percent. SpiceJet and Air India had a market share of 8.7 percent, according to the official data.

As of December 2022, a total of 408 passenger-related complaints have been received by domestic airlines.

The main reasons for complaints are flight problems and refunds.

Airlines have received a total of 408 complaints, of which 401 (about 98 percent) have been addressed, the DGCA data shows.

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