India's Aviation Market

Monthly Airline Data Updates for the Indian Market

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

 

In India this month there are 90 airlines with scheduled capacity and 122 airports

How much airline capacity is there in India This Month?

  • Domestic capacity accounts for 68% of all seats this month, with international capacity making up the remaining 32%.
  • The international market has grown by 4.7% in the last year, and the domestic market has increased by 3.2%.
  • Low-cost airlines dominate the Indian market with 70% of capacity - an increase of 8.5% compared to October 2024.
  • Low cost capacity is 18.1 million seats, and full service capacity is 7.9 million seats.
  • Full service airline capacity has reduced by 5.9% 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) | October 2025

 

Which is the biggest airline in India?

  • IndiGo (6E) is India’s largest airline, holding 50% of the market with 13.1 million seats scheduled in October 2025 - a 7% increase from last year.
  • Air India (AI) is the second biggest airline in India with 3.9 million seats, a 15% market share. Whilst Air India's capacity appears to have grown by 42% (1.1m additional seats) in October 2025 compared to last year, when combined with Vistara capacity from October 2024, its overall capacity is down by 14%.
  • Air India Express (IX) has continued double-digit capacity growth, increasing by 19% vs October 2024 to 2.7m seats.

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

 

Which is India's Busiest State for Air Travel?

  • Delhi is the busiest state in India with 4 million seats, a 15.5% share of India's total market.
  • Maharashtra follows with 3.6 million seats, a 13.9% share.
  • Capacity increased at the fastest rate in Uttar Pradesh, up 13.8% vs last year to 831k seats.
  • West Bengal saw a 2.3% decrease in seat capacity compared to last year.

India's Top 10 Country Markets | October 2025

 

Which is INDIA'S BIGGEST COUNTRY MARKET?

  • United Arab Emirates remains the busiest international country from India with 1.2m seats and holds 28% market share. Capacity is 5% higher in October 2025 compared to last year.
  • The next busiest international country, Thailand, continued significant capacity growth in the last year, adding 34% more seats, however it has a much smaller market at 347k seats (8% market share). 
  • Singapore and Saudi Arabia are a close third and fourth place with 287,900 and 287,600 seats respectively (7% share each).

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

 

Which is the Busiest Airport in India?

  • Delhi (DEL) is India's busiest airport for domestic flights with 2.9 million seats in October 2025.
  • Mumbai (BOM) and Bengaluru (BLR) airports are the second and third busiest airports, with 1.92m and 1.89m seats respectively in October 2025.
  • Ahmedabad (AMD) saw the highest percentage growth in domestic capacity, with seats up 13% compared to last year.
  • Capacity decreased at Goa (GOI) and Kolkata (CCU), declining by 10% and 6% respectively.

Top 10 Domestic Routes in India | October 2025

Where do flights within India go?

  • Mumbai (BOM) to Delhi (DEL) remains the busiest domestic route in India with 641,300 seats, however capacity is 4% lower than October 2024.
  • Bengaluru (BLR) to Delhi (DEL) and Bengaluru (BLR) to Mumbai (BOM) remain the second and third busiest domestic routes at 464k and 366k seats respectively. Both routes have had year-on-year decreases in capacity of 2% and 7% respectively.
  • The Delhi (DEL) to Chennai (MAA) route saw the biggest capacity increase this month, with seat numbers up 8% to 256,000, making it the seventh busiest domestic route in India.
  • Seven of India’s ten busiest domestic routes are from Delhi (DEL).

India's Top 10 International Routes | October 2025

Where do flights FROM India go?

  • Mumbai (BOM) to Dubai (DXB) remains the busiest international route from India with 237k seats, despite capacity reducing 2% vs October 2024.
  • Delhi (DEL) to Dubai (DXB) is the second busiest route with 208k seats and Delhi (DEL) to London Heathrow (LHR) is the third busiest route with 140k seats.
  • Capacity on the Bangkok (BKK) to Delhi (DEL) route increased at the fastest rate, increasing by 14% vs last year, followed by Delhi (DEL) to Kathmandu (KTM) which increased by 13%.

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