India's Aviation Market

Monthly Airline Data Updates for the Indian Market

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

 

In India this month there are 95 airlines with scheduled capacity and 124 airports

How much airline capacity is there in India This Month?

  • Capacity is 68% domestic and 32% international.
  • Both the domestic and international markets have grown by 7% in the last year. Therefore, the overall market share between domestic and international is the same in June 2025 as it was last year.

  • Low cost airlines dominate the Indian market holding 69% of capacity, an increase of 14% in June 2025 compared to June 2024.
  • Low cost capacity is at 17.1 million seats and full service capacity is at 7.6 million seats.
  • Full service airline capacity has reduced by 5% year on year and accounts for 31% of the Indian market.                                    

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

 

Which is the biggest airline in India?

  • IndiGo (6E) has the majority share of capacity from India with 49% share of the market. IndiGo's capacity in June 2025 is at 12.2 million seats, a 12% increase compared to last year.
  • Air India (AI) is the second biggest airline in India with 3.8 million seats, a 16% market share. Air India (AI) capacity has grown by 42% in June 2025 compared to last year.
  • Air India Express (IX) has added the most number of seats year on year increasing by 1.6 million (130%) 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 206k (27%) and is the fifth biggest carrier in India.

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

 

Which is India's Busiest State for Air Travel?

  • Delhi is the busiest state in India with 3.6 million seats and has 17.4% share of India's total market. Delhi capacity is 2% lower in June 2025 compared to June 2024.
  • Maharashtra is the second busiest state with 3.5 million seats and has 16.6% market share.
  • The third busiest Indian state is Karnataka with 2.3 million seats and holds 11% market share. Capacity from this state has increased by 13% compared to June 2024.
  • The Top 3 states account for 45% of domestic capacity this month. 

India's Top 10 Country Markets | June 2025

 

Which is INDIA'S BIGGEST COUNTRY MARKET?

  • United Arab Emirates is the busiest international country from India with 1.1m seats and holds 29% market share. Capacity is 9% higher in June 2025 compared to last year.
  • The next busiest international country, Thailand, has had significant capacity growth in the last year, adding 22% more seats, however this country has a much smaller market at 299k seats (8% market share).
  • Singapore is close behind in third place with 285k seats, a similar capacity to last year.

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

 

Which is the Busiest Airport in India?

  • Delhi (DEL) is India's busiest airport for domestic flights with 2.6 million seats in June 2025, a 4% decrease compared to June 2024.
  • Mumbai (BOM) and Bengaluru (BLR) are the second and third busiest airports, with 1.9M and 1.8M seats respectively for June 2025. Mumbai has a similar capacity to last year but Bengaluru has increased by 9%.
  • Hyderabad (HYD) has had the biggest increase in domestic capacity with 24% more seats than last year and is India's fourth busiest airport.
  • Across the Top 10, there is an average capacity increase of 10%.

Top 10 Domestic Routes in India | June 2025

Where do flights within India go?

  • Mumbai (BOM) to Delhi (DEL) is India's busiest domestic route with 616,459 seats, however capacity is 7% lower than June 2024.
  • Bengaluru (BLR) to Delhi (DEL) and Bengaluru (BLR) to Mumbai (BOM) are the second and third busiest domestic routes with 428k and 366k seats, but both saw a decrease of 1% and 9% respectively.
  • Capacity has increased the most on the Bengaluru (BLR) to Hyderabad (HYD) route adding 21% more seats to 248k.                                                         

India's Top 10 International Routes | June 2025

Where do flights FROM India go?

  • Mumbai (BOM) to Dubai (DXB) is the busiest international route from India with 234k seats, though capacity is 2% lower than last year.
  • Delhi (DEL) to Dubai (DXB) is the second busiest route with 197k seats and Delhi (DEL) to London Heathrow (LHR) is third busiest with 135k seats.
  • Mumbai (BOM) to London Heathrow (LHR) has had the biggest increase in capacity in the Top 10 adding 32% more seats compared to last year.

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