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India reports 6.5% drop in domestic air travellers for September
November 3rd 2026
Airlines across India flew 11.8 million domestic passengers in September, compared with 12.6 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 7.7 million passengers, or 65.4% of the local market, ahead of Air India Group with 3.2 million passengers (26.8% market share). Akasa Air was third on the list at 664,000 customers (5.6% market share). Akasa Air’s domestic passenger load factor topped the table at 88.1%, followed by IndiGo (81.1%) and Air India Group at 79.9%. IndiGo had the highest percentage of on-time flights at India’s 10 major airports in September at 91.1%, followed by Akasa Air and Air India Group at 90.8% and 81.7%, respectively.
