- NEW DELHI — The domestic air passenger traffic for March has been estimated at
148.8 lakh, higher by 11.3 per cent on an annual basis and 5.9 per cent higher
than 140.4 lakh in February 2025, a report said on Thursday.
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- For FY25 (April 2024-March 2025), the domestic air
passenger traffic was 1,657.1 lakh, a YoY growth of 7.8 per cent and 17.1 per
cent higher than the pre-Covid level of 1,415.6 lakh in FY20, according to a
report by credit rating agency ICRA.
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- The outlook for the Indian aviation industry remains
stable, driven by expectations of moderate growth in domestic air passenger
traffic and a relatively stable cost environment in FY26, it added.
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- In the 11 months of FY25, the international passenger
traffic for Indian carriers stood at 309.5 lakh with a YoY growth of 14.6 per
cent -- higher than the pre-Covid level of 218.1 lakh by 41.9 per cent.
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- According to the report, the airlines’ capacity
deployment in March 2025 was higher than March 2024 by 8.5 per cent and 10.7
per cent over February 2025.
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- This was in line with ICRA’s estimates of 7-10 per cent
YoY growth for FY25. It is estimated that the domestic aviation industry
operated at a passenger load factor (PLF) of 88.2 per cent in March 2025,
against 86.0 per cent in March 2024, and 87.0 per cent for FY25 -- against 88.0
per cent in FY24.
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- From April 2024-March 2025, the ATF prices were lower on
a YoY basis in the months of April, June, September, October, January and March
2025, resulting in average ATF prices in FY25 being lower by 8 per cent on a
YoY basis.
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- The ATF prices further declined in April 2025 by 6.1 per
cent sequentially and remained lower by 12.9 per cent on YoY basis, the report
mentioned.
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