Mumbai: Domestic air passenger traffic slipped 4.80 per cent to 1.20 crore in July from 1.26 crore recorded in the year-ago month, with all major Indian airlines seeing a drop in the load factor, DGCA data released on Thursday showed.
Passengers carried by domestic airlines during January-July 2026 increased to 984.03 lakh against 977.79 lakh a year ago, thereby registering an annual growth of 0.64 per cent, according to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).
Gurugram-based IndiGo carried 80.82 lakh passengers during the previous month against 89.20 lakh in June; Tata Sons-owned Air India group flew 28.75 lakh passengers during the reporting period compared to 32.22 lakh in June 2026, DGCA data showed.
IndiGo also recorded the highest on-time performance among the major scheduled domestic airlines at 91.2% in July across 10 major airports. Akasa Air followed at 90.8%, while the Air India Group recorded an on-time performance of 88.5%.
The overall cancellation rate among scheduled domestic airlines was 0.62% in July. Technical issues accounted for 39.9% of cancellations, followed by operational reasons at 27.4% and weather at 22.7%
