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India’s July Domestic Air Traffic Slips 2.94% as IndiGo Extends Lead, DGCA Reports

Safety checks after the June 12 Air India crash constrained capacity, with year-to-date traffic still up 5.9%.

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Overview

  • DGCA counted 1.26 crore domestic passengers in July 2025, down from 1.29 crore a year earlier.
  • Air India Group reduced domestic capacity by 5% in late June for fleet checks and shed about one percentage point of market share in July.
  • Passenger load factors declined across airlines, with Air India Group falling to 78.6% from 81.5% in June.
  • IndiGo held a 65.2% market share and led on-time performance at six metro airports with a 91.4% score.
  • DGCA logged 1,257 passenger complaints in July, reported 99.9% resolved, and recorded 23,489 passengers affected by cancellations and 82,937 by delays.