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IndiGo's Market Share Slips as India's Domestic Air Travel Grows 6.92% in Nov

IndiGo's domestic market share declined to 63.6% in November, down from 65.6% the previous month, while the Air India Group increased its share to 26.7%. India's overall domestic air passenger traffic showed robust growth, rising 6.92% year-over-year for the month. The government has granted initial approval to three new regional airlines following operational chaos at IndiGo that led to thousands of cancelled flights. An official inquiry is underway into IndiGo's mass cancellations, which were primarily caused by crew shortages after new duty time norms.

Key Points: IndiGo Market Share Drops, India Air Passenger Growth Up

  • IndiGo market share drops to 63.6%
  • Air India Group gains to 26.7%
  • Domestic passenger growth up 6.92%
  • Gov't approves three new airlines
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IndiGo's domestic market share drops in Nov, India's overall passenger growth up 6.92 pc

IndiGo's domestic market share fell to 63.6% in November as India's passenger traffic grew 6.92%. Air India Group gained share amid industry shifts.

"Passengers carried... registered an annual growth of 4.26 per cent and monthly growth of 6.92 per cent. - DGCA Data"

New Delhi, Dec 28

Low-cost airline IndiGo, which faced severe crisis earlier this month, witnessed its domestic market share drop to 63.6 per cent in the month of November, according to latest data from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation.

The country's largest airline recorded 65.6 per cent market share in October.

Air India Group's (Air India and Air India Express) market share in November went up to 26.7 per cent, from 25.7 per cent in October.

Akasa Air also saw its domestic market share drop to 4.7 per cent in November from 5.2 per cent in October.

"Passengers carried by domestic airlines during January-November 2025 were 1,526.35 lakhs as against 1,464.02 lakhs during the corresponding period of the previous year, thereby registering an annual growth of 4.26 per cent and monthly growth of 6.92 per cent," as per the DGCA data.

The overall cancellation rate of scheduled domestic airlines for the month of November 2025 has been 1.33 per cent.

Meanwhile, the government has granted initial approval to three new airlines to start operations, after the recent chaos in IndiGo operations, which stranded passengers for several days across the country and exposed the abuse of dominance by the largest domestic airline.

The civil aviation ministry granted a "no-objection certificate" to regional airlines - Shankh Air, Al Hind Air and FlyExpress.

IndiGo was forced to cancel over 4,000 flights earlier this month across major destinations such as Delhi, Mumbai and Hyderabad and Bengaluru airports, mainly due to crew shortages. The low-cost carrier ran into a severe crew shortage due to the implementation of the second phase of the flight duty time limitations (FDTL) norms, which has stranded planes across airports in the country, with travel schedules of flyers going haywire.

The government initiated an inquiry into IndiGo's mass flight cancellations that stranded thousands of flyers across airports in the country.

- IANS

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Priya S
Was stuck at Delhi airport for 8 hours because of IndiGo cancellations last week! The chaos was unreal. 😤 Happy to see their market share drop. Maybe now they'll focus on customer service instead of just expanding routes. Air India, please don't disappoint us now.
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Aditya G
Overall passenger growth is the real story here - 6.92% monthly growth shows India's aviation sector is booming despite these hiccups. More airlines mean more jobs and better connectivity for tier-2 cities. Excited for Shankh Air and others!
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Sarah B
As a frequent flyer between Mumbai and Bangalore, the crew shortage issue was badly handled. But let's be fair - IndiGo brought affordable air travel to millions. Hope they fix their HR issues. The new FDTL norms are for pilot safety, which is non-negotiable.
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Karthik V
Government approving three new airlines is the best news! Monopoly is never good. Remember Kingfisher? We need multiple strong players. Hope these new entrants focus on reliability, not just low prices. Bharat needs a robust aviation network.
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Nisha Z
Akasa's share also dropped? That's surprising. They have good service. Maybe passengers are shifting to Air India for better loyalty programs. The 1.33% overall cancellation rate seems low, but when it's your flight that's cancelled, statistics don't matter. 😅

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