Air travel within India increased by 9% compared to last year, reaching a total of 12.7 million passengers, data provided by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, the country's aviation regulator, reads.

In November month, the number of people flying within India increased by 9% compared to the previous year, reaching a total of 12.7 million passengers. 

SpiceJet, a prominent airline, saw the highest passenger capacity usage or load factor, hitting 90.8% in November, up from 90.1% in October. Meanwhile, IndiGo, the largest airline in India, had a passenger load factor of 85.6%, showing an increase from 83.3% in the previous month.

IndiGo dominated the market share with 61.8% in November, followed by Air India at 10.5%. SpiceJet's market share also increased to 6.2% from 5% in October, thanks to adding more aircraft on lease.

Among the airlines, Akasa Air, India's youngest airline, stood out as the most punctual in November, achieving an on-time performance of 78.2%. Conversely, SpiceJet experienced the lowest punctuality, recording only 41.8% on-time performance during the same period.

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