Delhi-Goa and Delhi-Srinagar routes have become the new entrants replacing Ahmedabad-Delhi and Bengaluru-Hyderabad
Indians are going for holidays – like never before – to places like Goa and Srinagar. According to available data of top 10 domestic aviation routes for the month of April 2022 and April 2019 (pre-Covid era), Delhi-Goa and Delhi-Srinagar routes have become the new entrants replacing Ahmedabad-Delhi and Bengaluru-Hyderabad. The popularity of the routes show a surge in leisure travel, reported ETTravelWorld.
The Mumbai-Delhi route continues to hold its position as the most popular air travel route, followed by the Delhi- Bengaluru and the Bengaluru-Mumbai routes.
Domestic aviation numbers continue to rise to pre-Covid numbers. The number of average daily fliers has been around 3.5 lakh passengers in the last few months. In June, the number stood close to 363,000, slightly less than May 2022, when almost 368,000 passengers daily travelled via air — the highest since the Covid-19 pandemic.
That points to the path of recovery by the Indian aviation sector. This, despite rising ATF prices and air fares keeping pace. Reports indicate that Indian fliers remain positive and more people are willing to travel and make up for lost travel opportunities in the last two years.
Passenger Load Factors (PLF), too have improved sequentially in May for most Indian carriers. Go First saw improvement as its PLFs improved to 87 per cent in May in comparison to April, followed by SpiceJet (the carrier’s PLFs rose to 89 per cent from 86 per cent. IndiGo’s PLFs also improved from 79 per cent in April to 81 per cent in May while AirAsia India’s PLFs dipped to 79 per cent in the last month
According to a recent analysis by ICICI Securities, leisure destinations have become the top choice for Indian travellers in the summer travel season.
As for the market share amongst Indian carriers, IndiGo has been slow but has crossed the 55 per cent level. In May, the market share of IndiGo and Air India shrank marginally while SpiceJet, Go First and AirAsia India gained more passengers during the period.
Passenger Load Factors (PLF), too have improved sequentially in May for most Indian carriers. Go First saw improvement as its PLFs improved to 87 per cent in May in comparison to April, followed by SpiceJet (the carrier’s PLFs rose to 89 per cent from 86 per cent. IndiGo’s PLFs also improved from 79 per cent in April to 81 per cent in May while AirAsia India’s PLFs dipped to 79 per cent in the last month.
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