At a time when Jet Airways and Kingfisher Airlines are losing market share in the international sector, Air India has seen an increase.

Data for the first two quarters of the current financial year show Air India (AI) has increased market share from 19.6 per cent in the first quarter to 20.2 per cent in the second quarter. During the same period, Jet’s market share in the sector fell from 12.7 per cent in first quarter to 12.6 per cent in the second. Kingfisher, which was operating with full capacity during this period, also fell marginally from 3.37 to 3.36 per cent as per a report in Business Standard by Mihir Mishra.

“There are various factors for the increase in international carriage but one of the main reasons is our hub at Indira Gandhi International Airport Terminal 3. With the hub, we have seen an increase from passengers coming mainly from the Eastern region, who want to fly to the West,” said a senior Air India official, who did not want to be identified. 

He added direct flights to the US and Canada have also helped us increase our passenger carriage. “United and Air India are the only two carriers operating direct flights between India and the US. We have encashed on that and have also started making profit in the US routes,” the official said, adding, “We had witnessed a rise in passenger carriage to international destinations such as Paris, Kabul, Canada, Chicago and Kathmandu during the first two quarters. The trend continues at present as well.”

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