India's Aviation Market

Monthly Airline Data Updates for the Indian Market

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

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

Here's an overview of the top statistics from India's aviation market this month:

  • Busiest airport: Delhi (DEL)
  • Biggest airline: IndiGo
  • Indian state with most airline capacity: Delhi
  • Top country market: United Arab Emirates
  • And more.
Data is sourced from OAG's Schedules Analyser; a cutting-edge platform for airline schedule analysis. 

 

Airline Capacity in India | December 2025

 

In India this month there are 90 airlines with scheduled capacity and 121 airports

How much airline capacity is there in India This Month?

  • Airline capacity in India this month is 68% domestic capacity and 32% international capacity.
  • Year-on-year, international capacity has increased by 4.7% and domestic capacity by 7.1%.
  • Low-cost airlines dominate the Indian market, holding 70% of airline capacity - a 13.6% increase vs December 2024.
  • Low-cost capacity is 18.9 million seats, and full-service capacity is 8.2 million seats.
  • Full-service airline capacity has reduced by 7.3% year on year and accounts for 30% 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) | December 2025

 

Which is the biggest airline in India?

  • IndiGo (6E) remains the largest airline in India, accounting for 53% of total seat capacity. In December 2025, IndiGo is operating 13.7 million seats, a 10% increase compared to the same month last year.
  • Air India (AI) is the second biggest airline in India with 3.9 million seats, a 15% market share. The airline has reduced seat capacity by 8% in December 2025 compared to last year, equating to 341,000 fewer seats.
  • Air India Express (IX) has increased capacity by 22% vs December 2024 to 2.8m seats and SpiceJet has increased capacity by 19% to 891k seats.

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

 

Which is India's Busiest State for Air Travel?

  • Delhi is India’s busiest state for air travel in December 2025, with 4.3 million seats and a 19.3% share of the Indian market.
  • Maharashtra is the second busiest state with 3.8m seats and a 17.1% share.
  • Capacity increased at the fastest rate in Rajasthan, up 19.3% vs last year to 614k seats.
  • Capacity decreased by 2.8% vs last year in Kerala.

India's Top 10 Country Markets | December 2025

 

Which is INDIA'S BIGGEST COUNTRY MARKET?

  • The United Arab Emirates is India’s busiest international market, with 1.2 million seats and a 27% market share. Seat capacity to the UAE in December 2025 is 3% higher than in December 2024.
  • The next busiest international market, Thailand, has seen strong growth over the past year, adding 17% more seats; however, it has a much smaller market at 377k seats (9% market share).
  • Saudi Arabia and Singapore are a close third and fourth place with 306,800 and 297,200 seats respectively (7% share each).

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

 

Which is the Busiest Airport in India?

  • Delhi (DEL) is India's busiest airport for domestic flights with 3.1m scheduled airline seats in December 2025.
  • Mumbai (BOM) and Bengaluru (BLR) airports are India's second and third busiest airports, with 1.97m and 1.94m scheduled airline seats respectively.
  • Bengaluru (BLR) has seen the largest year-on-year growth in domestic capacity, with a 10% increase in seats, closely followed by Delhi (DEL) with a 9% increase. 
  • Domestic capacity at Goa contracted by 17% vs last year.

Top 10 Domestic Routes in India | December 2025

Where do flights within India go?

  • Mumbai (BOM) to Delhi (DEL) is the busiest domestic route in India in December 2025 with 703,700 seats.
  • Bengaluru (BLR) to Delhi (DEL) is the second busiest domestic route with 520k seats, increasing capacity by 13% vs December 2024.
  • The largest percentage increase in seat capacity this month is on the Mumbai (BOM) to Chennai (MAA) route, which has added 22% more seats to reach 254k and remains the seventh busiest domestic route in India.
  • Seven out of the Top 10 busiest domestic routes in India are from Delhi (DEL) in December 2025.

India's Top 10 International Routes | December 2025

Where do flights FROM India go?

  • Mumbai (BOM) to Dubai (DXB) is the busiest international route from India in December 2025 with 238k seats, despite capacity reducing by 1% year-on-year.
  • Delhi (DEL) to Dubai (DXB) is the second busiest route with 209k seats, and Delhi (DEL) to London Heathrow (LHR) is the third busiest route with 155k seats.
  • Capacity on the Delhi - Kathmandu (DEL - KTM) route rose at the fastest rate, increasing by 26% vs last year.

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