Many domestic airlines reported good growth as they ferried 78.72 lakh passengers in March with no-frills carrier IndiGo carrying most passengers during the same period.
While the overall passenger growth stood at around 5.3 per cent, the market share of IndiGo jumped to 38.4 per cent in March, followed by Jet Airways at 17.6 per cent and Air India (14.7 per cent).
latest data from aviation regulator DGCA released on Thursday showed that local airlines carried 78.72 lakh passengers last month compared to 74.76 lakh in February.
In terms of Passenger load Factor (PlF) -- an indicator of filled seats -- SpiceJet was on top with 91.1 per cent, followed by GoAir (86.3 per cent), IndiGo (85.1 per cent), AirAsia (82.7 per cent) and Air Costa (82.1 per cent).