Overseas Air Traffic Rises 13% On Year To 17.7 Mn In April To June

Marking a 13 per cent increase on a year-on-year (YoY) basis, overseas traffic witnessed a healthy growth in the April to June quarter. As per the data from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), the number of international passengers to and from India rose to around 17.7 million during the quarter.

As per the data, the share of domestic airlines in overseas traffic also reported growth. Among the domestic airlines, IndiGo flew around 3.2 million people during the period and registered the largest individual share of overseas traffic at 18.3 per cent. The airline had a share of 17 per cent a year earlier.

During the quarter, the Indian airlines managed to expand their share of total overseas traffic in the country’s market from 43.9 per cent a year ago to 45.6 per cent this time around. The figure stood at around 35 per cent in the same quarter five years back. On the other hand, the share of foreign airlines dipped from 56 per cent to 54.4 per cent.

Indian carriers carried around 8 million passengers during the quarter, marking a 17.6 per cent YoY growth. However, the foreign airlines carried around 9.6 million passengers during the same period as the figure rose 10 per cent YoY.

Airlines under the umbrella of Tata group reported the highest share of overseas traffic at a group level as Air India took a 12.3 per cent share by flying 2.2 million passengers during the quarter. Air India Express cornered an 8.3 per cent share by carrying 1.5 million passengers. Vistara flew 7,40,877 people and secured a 4.2 per cent share.

As far as foreign airlines are concerned, Emirates, Etihad and Singapore Airlines were among the top players during the period. While Emirates flew around 1.4 million passengers, Etihad managed to record a 3.9 per cent share by carrying 6,80,588 passengers. Singapore Airlines flew 5,91,297 passengers.