Even as the market continued to shrink, budget airline SpiceJet has overtaken Air India as the third-largest domestic carrier in February.
The airline flew a fifth of the all Indian passengers on the back of its ‘Big Sale’ scheme offering million air tickets at Rs.2,013,apiece, which has helped ensnare a portion of the flier bases of both Jet Airways and Air India.
According to latest figures given by aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), SpiceJet flew 20.4% of all domestic passengers in the country in February this year against 18.4% in January. Meanwhile, Air India’s market share dipped from 20.3% to 18.9% in February and so did Jet Airways’ from 20% to 19.1% in the same month.
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