Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) released the latest domestic air traffic data on June 18.

According to the data, SpiceJet attained its highest-ever market share of 14.8 percent, a sharp jump from its April figure of 13.1 percent. It is now the second largest airline after IndiGo, which continues to hold a market share of 49 percent.

The market share of Air India, GoAir, AirAsia and Vistara were 13.5 percent, 11.1 percent, 6.3 percent and 4.7 percent, respectively, in May this year.

Domestic air passenger traffic saw a rebound in May as it increased by 2.96 percent after a slump in April, according to the data released by aviation regulator DGCA on June 18.

In April, domestic air passenger traffic had dropped by 4.5 percent over the same period last year.

The domestic air traffic in May this year consisted of 12.20 million passengers as compared to 11.85 million passengers in the same month last year, a jump of 2.96 percent, as per the data.

Suspension of operations by Jet Airways on April 17 due to lack of funds was considered to be one of the primary reasons why domestic air traffic saw a fall in that month.

"During May 2019, a total of 746 passenger related complaints had been received by the scheduled domestic airlines. The number of complaints per 10,000 passengers carried for the month of May 2019 has been around 0.61," the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said.

Air India topped the list of passenger grievances with 1.7 complaints per 10,000 passengers in the month of May, while SpiceJet was on number two position with 0.6 complaints per 10,000 passengers, as per the DGCA data.

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