Indian airlines saw a 42.8% drop in the total number of passengers flying domestically in January compared to December 2021, as travel demand slowed due to the spread of the Omicron version of COVID-19 and restrictions on entry in several states. Went.
Overall, the carrier carried 64.08 lakh passengers in January as compared to 112.02 lakh passengers last month.
There was a steady increase in traffic demand for several months before a sharp drop in January.
Airlines also saw a decline in the average number of seats sold (or passenger load factor). Average seat occupancy on SpiceJet was 73.4%, compared to 86% in December, and it was 66.7% versus 80% for GoFirst and in IndiGo’s case, it was 66.6% versus 82%.
IndiGo CEO Ronojoy Dutta recently said that after January 15, there has been an increase in travel demand once again.