New Delhi, 30 December: India’s domestic air traffic increased by 7 percent year-on-year in November 2025, reaching 15.2 million passengers. The rise is attributed to strong demand during the festive season, according to a report released on Tuesday.
The MK Global Financial Services report stated that Indigo’s flight operations returned to normal by mid-December after facing disruptions. However, seasonal factors impacted on-time performance (OTP) and led to higher cancellation rates.
Daily trends up to December 2025 show a flat growth rate compared to the previous year, mainly due to ongoing operational challenges faced by Indigo during the first half of the month.
The report highlighted that Indigo encountered difficulties because of weather conditions, software issues, and the enforcement of Flight Duty Time Limitations (FDTL), which caused its market share to drop by 200 basis points month-on-month to 63.6 percent in November.
Meanwhile, SpiceJet’s market share increased by 110 basis points to 3.7 percent, supported by additional slots, fleet expansion, and more seat kilometers available in the winter schedule.
Air India also saw its market share rise by 100 basis points to 26.7 percent.
Passenger Load Factor (PLF) improved across leading airlines in November, with the Air India Group recording the highest monthly increase of 10.2 percent.
Indigo and SpiceJet posted PLFs of 88.7 percent and 87.7 percent respectively, while Akasa recorded a PLF of 93.8 percent.
Cancellation trends were mixed during the month, with Indigo experiencing the highest cancellation rate at 1.57 percent, up from 0.48 percent the previous month.
Weather disruptions adversely affected on-time performance. Indigo’s OTP fell from 84.1 percent to 69 percent, Air India Group’s dropped from 79.3 percent to 69.1 percent, and SpiceJet recorded the lowest OTP at 48.4 percent.
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