India's Aviation Market

Monthly Airline Data Updates for the Indian Market

Discover the Busiest Airports and Airlines in India This Month | July 2025

How much airline capacity is there in India? Find out with new data each month, detailing:

  • Which is the busiest airport?
  • What is the biggest airline in India?
  • Which Indian state has the most airline capacity?
  • Which global region do most Indian passengers fly to?
  • And more.
Data is sourced from OAG's Schedules Analyser; a cutting-edge platform for airline schedule analysis. 

 

Airline Capacity in India | July 2025

 

In India this month there are 85 airlines with scheduled capacity and 117 airports

How much airline capacity is there in India This Month?

  • In July 2025, India's airline capacity is 68% domestic and 32% international. 
  • Whilst the international market has grown by 8.1% in the last year, the domestic market has contracted slightly by 0.3%.
  • Low-cost capacity is 16.6 million seats, and full-service capacity is 7.7 million seats.
  • Low-cost airlines dominate the Indian market, holding 65% of capacity, and have grown by 7% in July 2025 compared to July 2024.
  • Full-service airline capacity has reduced by 7% year on year and accounts for 32% of the Indian market.

*International capacity is reported on a two-way basis.

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Top Ten Airlines in India (Departing seats, one-way) | July 2025

 

Which is the biggest airline in India?

  • IndiGo (6E) has the majority share of capacity from India with 48% share of the market. IndiGo's capacity in July 2025 is at 11.7m seats, a 3% increase compared to last year.
  • Air India (AI) is the second biggest airline in India with 3.9 million seats, a 16% market share. Air India (AI) capacity has grown by 39% in July 2025 compared to last year.
  • Air India Express (IX) has continued to add the most number of seats year on year, increasing by 1.6 million (132%) to 2.8 million seats, and is the third biggest airline in India.
  • SpiceJet (SG) has had the biggest decrease in capacity, with seats reducing by 182k (24%), and remains the fifth biggest carrier in India.

India's Top 10 States by Airline Capacity (Domestic + International) | July 2025

 

Which is India's Busiest State for Air Travel?

  • Delhi is the busiest state in India with 3.6 million seats, and has 14.9% share of India's total market. Delhi's capacity is 4.9% lower than July 2024.
  • Maharashtra is the second busiest state with 3.5 million seats and has 14.6% market share.
  • The third busiest Indian state is Karnataka, with 2.2 million seats and holds 9% market share. Capacity from this state has increased by 4.5% compared to July 2024.

India's Top 10 Country Markets | July 2025

 

Which is INDIA'S BIGGEST COUNTRY MARKET?

  • The United Arab Emirates is the busiest international country from India, with 1.2m seats and holds 29% market share. Capacity is 8% higher in July 2025 compared to last year.
  • The next busiest international country, Thailand, continues to see significant capacity growth in the last year, adding 28% more seats - however, this country has a much smaller market at 318k seats (8% market share).
  • Up 18% vs last year, Saudi Arabia has moved into third place with 299k seats (7% share).

Top Ten Busiest Airports in India by Domestic Departing Seats | July 2025

 

Which is the Busiest Airport in India?

  • Delhi (DEL) is India's busiest airport for domestic flights with 2.6 million seats in July 2025, despite an 8% decrease compared to July 2024.
  • Mumbai (BOM) and Bengaluru (BLR) airports are the second and third busiest airports in India, with 1.9M and 1.7M seats respectively for July 2025. Capacity for both airports is at a similar level to last year.
  • The airport with the biggest percentage increase in domestic capacity is Guwahati (GAU), followed by Hyderabad (HYD) with 9% and 8% more seats respectively than last year.
  • Capacity also decreased at Kolkata, India's fifth busiest airport, declining by 4%.

Top 10 Domestic Routes in India | July 2025

Where do flights within India go?

  • Mumbai (BOM) to Delhi (DEL) is the busiest domestic route in India with 620,200 seats. However, capacity is 9% lower than July 2024.
  • Bengaluru (BLR) to Delhi (DEL) and Bengaluru (BLR) to Mumbai (BOM) remain the second and third busiest domestic routes with 432k and 393k seats respectively. Both routes have had year-on-year decreases in capacity of 4% and 5% respectively.
  • The fastest-growing route is Bengaluru (BLR) to Hyderabad (HYD), with a 10% increase to 232,000 seats - making it the ninth busiest domestic route in India this month.

India's Top 10 International Routes | July 2025

Where do flights FROM India go?

  • Mumbai (BOM) to Dubai (DXB) remains the busiest international route from India with 241k seats, despite capacity reducing by 1% compared to July 2024.
  • Delhi (DEL) to Dubai (DXB) is the second busiest route with 204k seats, and Delhi (DEL) to London Heathrow (LHR) is the third busiest route with 133k seats.
  • Capacity on the Mumbai (BOM) to Jeddah (JED) route increased at the fastest rate, increasing by 74% vs last year and taking it into the Top 10.

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