Domestic air traffic logs 20% growth in December 2015: DGCA

Continuing on the growth trajectory, domestic passenger traffic increased by 20.34% in December last year over the same period in 2014 on account of the on-going tourists season, with Indian carriers flying a total of 7.70 million customers during the period.

The domestic carriers had ferried 6.44 million passengers in December 2014.

According to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) data, released today, low-cost SpiceJet reported the highest seat occupancy in its aircraft at 92.1% followed by rival IndiGo, which logged 88.5% seat factor during December 2014.

However, IndiGo continued its leadership in terms of number of passengers flown, transporting a total 2.74 million passengers.

Full service carrier Jet Airways and Air India during this period carried 1.40 million and 1.28 million passengers respectively, according to the DGCA data.

The DGCA attributes the high passenger carriage by the domestic airlines due to the ongoing tourist season in December.

"The passenger load factor in the month of December 2015 has increased compared to previous month primarily due to the ongoing tourist season," the DGCA said.