India domestic pax up 4% to 144m in 2019

India's Directorate General Civil Aviation (DGCA) reported (21-Jan-2020) the following domestic traffic highlights:

• Dec-2019:
  • Passengers: 13.0 million, +2.6% year-on-year;
    • IndiGo: 6.2 million;
    • SpiceJet: 2.1 million;
    • Air India: 1.5 million;
    • GoAir: 1.3 million;
    • AirAsia India: 911,000;
    • Vistara: 792,000;
    • TruJet: 87,000;
    • Star Air India: 11,000;
  • Passenger load factor:
    • SpiceJet: 92.7%;
    • IndiGo: 90.1%;
    • GoAir: 89.7%;
    • AirAsia India: 84.3%;
    • Star Air India: 82.2%;
    • Vistara: 81.1%;
    • Air India: 80.8%;
    • TruJet: 79.8%;
• 12 months ended Dec-2019:
  • Passengers: 144.2 million, +3.7%;
    • IndiGo: 67.9 million;
    • SpiceJet: 21.5 million;
    • Air India: 18.4 million;
    • GoAir: 15.3 million;
    • AirAsia India: 9.0 million;
    • Vistara: 7.4 million;
    • TruJet: 766,000;
    • Star Air India: 62,000. [more - original PR]