ROUTES ASIA: Domestic Skies: India - An Analysis of the Local Market

Every week The HUB provides statistics highlighting airline and airport activity in an individual domestic market, showing its historical development over the past 30 years, the key operators during this period.

In the second of three special The HUB Daily publications for Routes Asia we highlight the Indian domestic market which like China has witnessed strong growth during the period with the number of annual flights growing from 84,803 to 605,861 last year and seat capacity showing amazing development from 10.48 million in 1982 to 89.20 million in 2011.

SCHEDULED AIR SERVICES IN INDIA (non-stop departures)

Year

Departures

% Change

Available Seats

% Change

Leading Operating Airlines (Marketshare)

1982

84,803

-

10,485,266

-

INDIAN AIRLINES (91.6 %)

AIR INDIA (8.4%)

-

1983

93,219

9.9 %

11,676,534

11.4 %

INDIAN AIRLINES (91.4 %)

AIR INDIA (8.6%)

-

1984

101,130

8.5 %

12,647,893

8.3 %

INDIAN AIRLINES (91.4 %)

AIR INDIA (7.9%)

VAYADOOT (0.6 %)

1985

120,980

19.6 %

14,388,023

13.8 %

INDIAN AIRLINES (90.3 %)

AIR INDIA (7.0%)

VAYADOOT (2.7 %)

1986

123,925

2.4 %

14,597,066

1.5 %

INDIAN AIRLINES (89.8 %)

AIR INDIA (7.0%)

VAYADOOT (3.2 %)

1987

148,700

20.0 %

16,630,560

13.9 %

INDIAN AIRLINES (87.0 %)

AIR INDIA (6.9%)

VAYADOOT (6.0 %)

1988

157,259

5.8 %

16,950,665

1.9 %

INDIAN AIRLINES (84.3 %)

AIR INDIA (8.1%)

VAYADOOT (7.7 %)

1989

146,490

(-6.8) %

16,551,193

(-2.4) %

INDIAN AIRLINES (85.0 %)

AIR INDIA (7.7%)

VAYADOOT (7.3 %)

1990

132,204

(-9.8) %

15,025,115

(-9.2) %

INDIAN AIRLINES (83.5 %)

AIR INDIA (8.5%)

VAYADOOT (8.0 %)

1991

122,450

(-7.4) %

13,731,750

(-8.6) %

INDIAN AIRLINES (80.5 %)

AIR INDIA (10.8%)

VAYADOOT (8.7 %)

1992

135,471

10.6 %

15,574,928

13.4 %

INDIAN AIRLINES (81.7 %)

AIR INDIA (8.9%)

VAYADOOT (7.7 %)

1993

143,389

5.8 %

16,416,685

5.4 %

INDIAN AIRLINES (67.2 %)

EAST WEST AIRLINES (12.1%)

AIR INDIA (8.8 %)

1994

147,497

2.9 %

18,452,314

12.4 %

INDIAN AIRLINES (58.7 %)

EAST WEST AIRLINES (9.8%)

AIR INDIA (9.1 %)

1995

150,280

1.9 %

19,800,112

7.3 %

INDIAN AIRLINES (52.6 %)

AIR INDIA (10.2%)

JET AIRWAYS (9.2 %)

1996

164,304

9.3 %

21,679,797

9.5 %

INDIAN AIRLINES (46.5 %)

JET AIRWAYS (13.3%)

AIR INDIA (9.1 %)

1997

159,818

(-2.7) %

21,135,313

(-2.5) %

INDIAN AIRLINES (41.4 %)

JET AIRWAYS (19.4%)

ALLIANCE AIR (16.1 %)

1998

164,985

3.2 %

21,895,156

3.6 %

INDIAN AIRLINES (37.6%)

JET AIRWAYS (28.3 %)

ALLIANCE AIR (17.0 %)

1999

174,953

6.0 %

23,368,356

6.7 %

INDIAN AIRLINES (36.1%)

JET AIRWAYS (33.5 %)

ALLIANCE AIR (16.0 %)

2000

184,263

5.3 %

25,574,861

9.4 %

INDIAN AIRLINES (34.8%)

JET AIRWAYS (34.4 %)

ALLIANCE AIR (14.7 %)

2001

192,435

4.4 %

27,019,928

5.7 %

JET AIRWAYS (37.7%)

INDIAN AIRLINES (31.9 %)

ALLIANCE AIR (12.7 %)

2002

211,365

9.8 %

29,228,498

8.2 %

JET AIRWAYS (39.3%)

INDIAN AIRLINES (33.6 %)

AIR SAHARA (8.6 %)

2003

230,252

8.9 %

30,730,001

5.1 %

JET AIRWAYS (39.5%)

INDIAN AIRLINES (33.5 %)

AIR SAHARA (10.9 %)

2004

257,011

11.6 %

33,152,838

7.9 %

JET AIRWAYS (38.1%)

INDIAN AIRLINES (32.0 %)

AIR SAHARA (12.0 %)

2005

283,591

10.3 %

35,903,659

8.3 %

JET AIRWAYS (37.1%)

INDIAN AIRLINES (33.3 %)

AIR SAHARA (11.6 %)

2006

408,885

44.2 %

49,323,395

37.4 %

JET AIRWAYS (29.5%)

INDIAN AIRLINES (25.4 %)

AIR DECCAN (11.5 %)

2007

513,238

25.5 %

67,184,981

36.2 %

JET AIRWAYS (22.0%)

INDIAN AIRLINES (19.8 %)

AIR DECCAN (15.0 %)

2008

563,716

9.8 %

72,613,439

8.1 %

JET AIRWAYS (19.6%)

INDIAN AIRLINES (16.5 %)

KINGFISHER AIRLINES (14.3 %)

2009

520,454

(-7.7) %

67,517,288

(-7.0) %

INDIAN AIRLINES (17.4%)

JET AIRWAYS (13.2 %)

INDIGO (13.2 %)

2010

538,038

3.4 %

72,286,974

7.1 %

INDIAN AIRLINES (17.1%)

INDIGO (16.1 %)

SPICEJET (13.2 %)

2011

605,861

12.6 %

84,869,313

17.4 %

INDIGO (19.2%)

AIR INDIA (15.5 %)

SPICEJET (15.4 %)

2012

632,057

4.3 %

89,200,201

5.1 %

INDIGO (23.0%)

JET AIRWAYS (21.5 %)

AIR INDIA (19.0 %)

Richard Maslen

Richard Maslen has travelled across the globe to report on developments in the aviation sector as airlines and airports have continued to evolve and…