IndiGo’s domestic market share declines to 63.6% in November

India’s largest airline IndiGo saw its domestic market share decline to 63.6 per cent in November, according to official data, following major operational disruptions earlier this month.

Despite the decline, IndiGo remained the country’s largest domestic carrier. Its market share fell from 65.6 per cent in October to 63.6 per cent in November, data released by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) showed.

In contrast, the Air India Group—comprising Air India and Air India Express—recorded an increase in its domestic market share to 26.7 per cent in November, up from 25.7 per cent in October. SpiceJet’s share also rose to 3.7 per cent in November from 2.6 per cent in the previous month.

Akasa Air, meanwhile, saw its domestic market share decline to 4.7 per cent in November from 5.2 per cent in October, as per the DGCA data.

Following the operational disruptions, the aviation regulator earlier this month directed IndiGo to reduce its winter schedule by 10 per cent.

The DGCA said domestic airlines carried 1,526.35 lakh passengers during the January–November 2025 period, compared with 1,464.02 lakh passengers during the corresponding period of the previous year. This reflected an annual growth of 4.26 per cent and a monthly growth of 6.92 per cent.

In November, airlines received 1,196 passenger-related complaints. Of these, 50.6 per cent were related to flight issues, followed by baggage-related complaints at 17.9 per cent and refund-related complaints at 12.5 per cent.

The overall cancellation rate of scheduled domestic airlines stood at 1.33 per cent in November, according to the data.