DGCA – India’s annual domestic traffic up by 47.05%

India’s domestic air traffic rose 13.7% year-on-year (YoY) to 127.35 lakh passengers in December 2022 as compared with 112.02 lakh passengers in the corresponding period last year, the latest data released by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). Domestic airlines carried 1,232.45 lakh passengers during January-December 2022, up from 838.14 lakh during the year-ago period, registering an annual growth of 47.05%. Passenger load factor was the highest for SpiceJet at 92.7% in December, followed by 92.6% for GoFirst and 92.1 for Indiaone Air. IndiGo, the country’s largest carrier, flew 69.97 lakh passengers in December 2022, clocking a maximum market