India’s largest airline IndiGo saw its domestic market share decline to 63.6% in November, down from 65.6% in October, following significant operational disruptions earlier this month, according to data released by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).
Despite the dip, IndiGo continued to remain the country’s largest domestic carrier by a wide margin.
Air India Group, SpiceJet Gain Ground
The Air India Group, which includes Air India and Air India Express, increased its domestic market share to 26.7% in November, up from 25.7% in October.
Similarly, SpiceJet improved its market share to 3.7%, compared with 2.6% in the previous month.
Meanwhile, Akasa Air’s market share fell to 4.7% in November, from 5.2% in October, the DGCA data showed.
DGCA Action on IndiGo Operations
Following widespread flight delays and cancellations earlier this month, the aviation regulator directed IndiGo to cut its winter schedule by 10% as a corrective measure to stabilise operations.
Passenger Traffic Continues to Grow
According to DGCA data, domestic airlines carried 1,526.35 lakh passengers between January and November 2025, compared with 1,464.02 lakh passengers during the same period last year, registering:
- Annual growth: 4.26%
- Monthly growth: 6.92%
Complaints and Cancellations
In November, airlines received 1,196 passenger-related complaints, of which:
- 50.6% were related to flight issues
- 17.9% concerned baggage
- 12.5% were linked to refunds
The overall cancellation rate of scheduled domestic airlines stood at 1.33% during the month.
