Overview

• Domestic carriers flew 1.26 crore passengers in July 2025, a 2.94% year-on-year decline, according to DGCA data released Wednesday.
• IndiGo carried 82.15 lakh passengers for a 65.2% market share and posted the best on-time performance at 91.4% across six metro airports.
• Air India Group reduced domestic capacity by 5% in late June for fleet checks and gave up about one percentage point of market share in July.
• Seat occupancy weakened across airlines, with Air India Group’s load factor slipping to 78.6% from 81.5% in June.
• The regulator recorded 1,257 passenger complaints in July, led by flight problems at 30.3%, with 99.9% resolved; 23,489 passengers were affected by cancellations and 82,937 by delays with compensation paid.