India's Aviation Market

Monthly Airline Data Updates for the Indian Market

Discover the Busiest Airports and Airlines in India This Month | August 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 | August 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 August 2025, 66% of India’s airline capacity is domestic; 34% is international.
  • The international market has grown by 3.5% in the last year, and the domestic market has contracted by 3.1%.
  • Low-cost airlines dominate the Indian market, accounting for 65% of total capacity and growing 6% since August 2024.
  • Low-cost capacity is 16.6 million seats, and full-service capacity is 7.3 million seats.
  • Full-service airline capacity has reduced by 14% year on year and accounts for 31% 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) | August 2025

 

Which is the biggest airline in India?

  • IndiGo (6E) is India’s largest airline, holding 49% of the market. Its capacity in August 2025 is 11.7m seats, a 1% increase compared to last year.
  • Air India (AI) is the second largest airline in India, with 3.4 million seats and a 14% market share. Its capacity grew by 22% in August 2025 compared to last year.
  • When Air India Express (IX) capacity is added to Air India (AI), the total is 6.2m seats, which is an increase of 2.1m on last year.
  • SpiceJet (SG) experienced the largest drop in capacity, down 74,000 seats (12%). It is currently the sixth largest airline in India.

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

 

Which is India's Busiest State for Air Travel?

  • Maharashtra and Delhi are the busiest states in India, with 3.49 million seats and 3.48 million seats respectively. This represents 14.6% share and 14.5% share of India's total market. Delhi's capacity is 9.1% lower than August 2024.
  • The third busiest Indian state is Karnataka with 2.2 million seats and a 9% market share. Capacity increased by 1.8% compared to August 2024.
  • Capacity increased at the fastest rate in Uttar Pradesh, up 11.2% vs last year.
  • Capacity decreased at the fastest rate in Jammu Kashmir, declining by 20.7% vs last year.

India's Top 10 Country Markets | August 2025

 

Which is INDIA'S BIGGEST COUNTRY MARKET?

  • United Arab Emirates remains the busiest international country from India with 1.2m seats and a 29% market share. Capacity is 6% higher in August 2025 compared to last year.
  • Thailand is the second busiest international destination from India, with capacity up 29% over the past year. However, it has a much smaller market at 314k seats (8% market share).
  • Saudi Arabia has moved up to third place, with capacity increasing 5% year-on-year to 309,000 seats, representing 8% of the market.

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

 

Which is the Busiest Airport in India?

  • Delhi (DEL) is India's busiest airport for domestic flights with 2.5 million seats in August 2025, despite an 11% decrease in capacity compared to August 2024.
  • Mumbai (BOM) and Bengaluru (BLR) airports are the second and third busiest airports, with 1.8M and 1.7M seats respectively in August 2025. Capacity for both airports reduced by 5% and 2% respectively vs last year.
  • The airport with the biggest percentage increase in domestic capacity is Pune (PNQ), followed by Hyderabad (HYD) with 6% and 5% more seats respectively than last year.
  • Kolkata, the fifth busiest airport, saw capacity drop by 8%.

Top 10 Domestic Routes in India | August 2025

Where do flights within India go?

  • Mumbai (BOM) to Delhi (DEL) remains the busiest domestic route in India with 571,800 seats, however, capacity is 18% lower than August 2024.
  • Bengaluru (BLR) to Delhi (DEL) and Bengaluru (BLR) to Mumbai (BOM) remain the second and third busiest domestic routes at 430k and 388k seats respectively. Both routes have had year-on-year decreases in capacity of 3% and 7% respectively.
  • Bengaluru to Hyderabad (BLR-HYD) saw the biggest capacity gain this month, up 12% to 239,000 seats, making it India’s seventh busiest domestic route.

India's Top 10 International Routes | August 2025

Where do flights FROM India go?

  • Mumbai (BOM) to Dubai (DXB) remains the busiest international route from India with 232k seats, despite capacity reducing 5% vs August 2024.
  • Delhi (DEL) to Dubai (DXB) is the second busiest route with 205k seats, followed by Delhi (DEL) to London Heathrow (LHR) as the third busiest route with 134k seats.
  • Capacity on the Mumbai (BOM) to Jeddah (JED) route increased at the fastest rate, increasing by 20% vs last year and taking it into ninth position in the Top 10.

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