February makes flight traffic shiver...

Domestic air passenger growth slows down in February, partly because of partial airport closure in Mumbai

...But records a 7.42% rise from last year’s winter

238.56 L – Jan-Feb 2019 flyers

222.09 L – Jan-Feb 2018 flyers

PASSENGER LOAD FACTOR

89% – Jet Airways, with mounting debts and nearly one-third of its fleet grounded, recorded high load factor last month

94% – Low-cost carrier, SpiceJet, bears the highest load last month

The passenger load factor in February has shown increasing trend primarily due to airlines offering promotional fares, resulting in increasing demand.  
— DGCA  

OVERALL FLIGHT CANCELLATION RATE: 1.89%

8.15% – Maharaja not in top flight, as Air India cancels most no. of scheduled flights in Feb

2.46% – Air Asia

2.31% – Jet Airways

*Data from Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), via ANI