India's Aviation Market

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 the most airline capacity: Delhi
• And more.

How much airline capacity is there in India This Month?

• 67% of seats are on domestic routes and 33% are on international routes in March 2026.
• Total seat capacity is up 0.6% this month, driven by a 4.2% increase in international seats, while domestic capacity has declined by 1%.
  

• Low cost airlines dominate the Indian market, holding 70% of capacity with 18.4m seats - a 6.8% increase vs March 2025.
• Full service capacity is 7.2m seats, having reduced by 9.5% year-on-year.
  

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

Which is the biggest airline in India?

• IndiGo (6E) remains the largest airline in India, accounting for 50% of total seat capacity. In March 2026, IndiGo is scheduled to operate 13m seats, a 1% increase year on year.
• Air India (AI) is the second biggest airline in India with 3.8 million seats, a 15% market share. Capacity declined by 5% in March 2026 compared with last year, equating to 217,000 fewer seats.
• SpiceJet and Akasa Air recorded the fastest capacity growth, each increasing seats by 14% compared with March 2025, to 840,000 and 909,000 seats respectively.