Chennai:
Domestic Airlines carried a total of 76.55 lakh passengers on January this year as againt 62.45 lakh during the corresponding period last year thus registering a growth of 22.58 per cent.
Of the total 76.55 lakh passengers, Indigo Airlines alone ferried a total of 27. 26 lakh passengers followed by Jet Airways (14.32 lakh) and Air India (12.23 lakh). Interestingly Indigo alone has the market share of 35.6 per cent and is way ahead of all airlines.
Air India had a growth of 4. 98 per cent in passenger traffic while the private carriers had a growth of 26. 61 per cent.
However, Spicejet has the highest passenger load factor of 92.1 per cent when compared with other airlines. However, the passenger load factor during january decreased compared to previous month mainly due to the end of tourist season.
Interestingly, a total of 823 complaints have been registered against the airlines. As per data available, the number of complaints per 10,000 passengers carried for the month of January has been 1.1. Air India topped the list by registering 2.8 complaints per 10,000 passengers.
The majority of complaints ( 30.5pc) against airlines was due to flight issues while 28. 7pc pertain to customer service issues. A total of 22. 4pc is related to baggage problems while 6.2 per cent pertain to refund of tickets issue.
Meanwhile, while fog has been a major issue in operating the flights during January, it is learnt that cancellation rate of scheduled domestic airlines was only 1.10 per cent. With the least being Jetlite (0. 23pc).
However, Jet airways and Jet lite top the list when it comes denying boarding to passengers due to various reasons. A total of 660 passengers were denied boarding in Jet airways while 431 passengers in Air India. Surprisingly, Air India has a maximum of 83,265 passengers who were hit due to delay in arrival or departure of flights by more than two hours.
It is learnt that airlines have doled out Rs 40.09 as compensation for denying boarding to 1,102 passengers. It has also given Rs 40.58 lakh as compensation to 11, 247 passengers who were affected due to cancellation of flights. A total of Rs 114. 09 lakh was given to 1.16 lakh passengers who were affected due to delay of their flights.
Factfile (Jan 2016)
Total domestic passengers: 76. 55 lakh
Airlines Growth: 22.58pc
Air India: 4.98pc
Private Carriers: 26.61pc
Complaints against all airlines: 823
Compensation:
Cost due to Denied boarding: Rs 40.09 lakh.
Cost due to Cancellations: Rs 40.58 lakh
Cost due to Delays: Rs 114.09 lakh
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