Why India’s Airlines Are Flying More Empty Seats Overseas

India’s two largest airlines in terms of market share may see a dip in profitability as they ramp up capacity.

Soumeet Sarkar @soumeet_sarkar

22 Oct 2019, 12:40 PM IST

Economy class seats of a Boeing passenger aircraft. (Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg)

Profitability of India’s two largest airlines by market share may dip as passenger traffic growth hasn’t kept pace with capacity addition, bringing down occupancy levels and keeping ticket prices low.IndiGo, the nation’s biggest carrier operated by Interglobe Aviation Ltd., and second-placed SpiceJet Ltd. nearly doubled their capacity on international routes in August, according to BloombergQuint’s calculations.

Why India’s Airlines Are Flying More Empty Seats Overseas

India’s two largest airlines in terms of market share may see a dip in profitability as they ramp up capacity.

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