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India’s carriers started 2026 with 4.4% domestic passenger growth
March 9th 2026
Airlines across India flew 15.2 million domestic passengers in January, compared with 14.6 million air travellers transported in the same month last year. Read More » Directorate General for Civil Aviation (DGCA) data shows LCC IndiGo held onto its top spot as the country’s dominant domestic carrier with 9.7 million passengers, or 63.6% of the local market. Runner-up was Air India Group with 4 million passengers (26.5% market share) followed by Akasa Air at 729,000 customers (4.8% market share). Akasa Air’s domestic passenger load factor topped the table at 93.2%, followed by IndiGo (87.7%) and Air India Group at 86.5%.
