Average daily domestic traffic jumps by 3.78% in February, shows data

The average daily domestic air traffic jumped by 3.78 per cent month-on-month (MoM) to 439,464 passengers in February, according to the Ministry of Civil Aviation's data reviewed by Business Standard.

On the other hand, as the international travel season is receding in India along with the winter season, the average daily international air traffic decreased by 3.07 per cent MoM to 205,946 passengers in February, as per the data.

As the demand remains high, four of out six major carriers recorded load factors at above 90 per cent in February.

Daily traffic chart

Month	Average daily domestic flights	Average daily domestic passengers	Average daily international flights (arrivals plus departures)	Average daily international passengers (arrivals plus departures)
October	2912	407828	1067	183142
November	2950	423883	1115	198455
December	2935	445609	1121	209787
January	2832	423438	1139	212479
Feb in 2024	2961	439464	1135	205946
Increase/decrease in Feb as compared to Jan (in %)	4.54%	3.78%	-0.35%	-3.07%

Source: Ministry of Civil Aviation

Average daily load factor of airlines (in %)

	IndiGo	Air India	SpiceJet	Vistara	AIX Connect	Akasa Air
October	83.36	90.16	89.01	87.59	83.29	88.56
November	85.67	89.29	90.25	88.30	85.28	90.99
December	90.76	92.87	92.94	92.13	88.94	94.05
January in 2024	89.61	92.98	93.11	92.33	87.74	92.39
Feb in 2024	88.63	92.24	94.54	92.97	87.41	92.16

Source: Ministry of Civil Aviation