All airlines post above 90% load factor for 2nd straight month: Govt data

Go First's suspension of flights from May 3 turns boon for other Indian carriers

All domestic airlines in India have recorded more than 90 per cent load factor (occupancy rate) for the second consecutive month in June, according to the Ministry of Civil Aviation's data that has been reviewed by Business Standard.

The airlines are encashing the passenger traffic that they have received after Go First decided to suspend all flights from May 3.

The average daily domestic services that were operated by carriers have reduced by 5.77 per cent to 2,799 flights between March and June. However, the average daily domestic passengers handled by carriers have reduced by just 0.43 per cent to