Indian airlines report 31% growth in Sep-2009 domestic pax

Indian Ministry of Civil Aviation reports (15-Oct-2009) the following Indian domestic traffic highlights in Sep-2009:

• Passenger numbers: 3.5 million, +31.3% year-on-year;
  • Air India: 614,000, +26.6%;
  • Jet Airways: 555,000, -12.0%;
  • JetLite: 271,000, +13.4%;
  • Kingfisher: 816,000, +99.5%;
  • SpiceJet: 461,000, +116.4%;
  • Paramount: 70,000, +55.6%;
  • GoAir: 204,000, +325.0%;
  • IndiGo: 501,000, +84.9%;
  • MDLR*: 13,000, n/a;
• Seat factor:
  • Air India: 67.5%;
  • Jet Airways: 69.8%;
  • JetLite: 71.4%;
  • Kingfisher: 75.2%;
  • SpiceJet: 75.3%;
  • Paramount: 84.2%;
  • GoAir: 77.2%;
  • IndiGo: 77.3%. [more]
• *Sep-2008 figures for MDLR were not available.