Parliament Question: Losses in the Aviation Sector

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 1950 ( TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 11th December 2025 ) LOSSES IN THE AVIATION SECTOR

1950. DR. KAKOLI GHOSH DASTIDAR Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

(a) the details of net profit and net loss to the airlines during each of the last three years and the current year, airline-wise;

(b) whether it is a fact that domestic air passenger traffic has shown a year-on-year decline during the said period and if so, the details thereof, year and month-wise; and

(c) whether the Government has prepared any plan to reduce losses in the aviation sector and improve its viability for domestic passengers and if so, the details thereof? ANSWER Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION (Shri Murlidhar Mohol)

(a): The details of the net profit and net loss of Scheduled Airline Operators for the last three years, from FY 2023 to FY 2025, are at Annexure-I. However, the financial performance figures for the current financial year (2025-26) are not yet available, as the financial year has not concluded.

(b): The number of passengers carried by Scheduled Indian operators for scheduled domestic operations from FY 2022-23 to FY 2025-26 (provisional up to September), along with growth figures, is at Annexure-II. Further, month-wise data on domestic air passengers (in numbers), with growth, as submitted by Scheduled Indian operators for scheduled domestic operations from FY 2022-23 to FY 2025-26 (provisional up to September), is placed at Annexure-III.

(c): With the repeal of the Air Corporation Act in March 1994, the Indian domestic aviation industry has been deregulated. The financial and operational decisions, including resource mobilization and debt restructuring, are managed by the respective airlines based on commercial considerations.

******Annexure-I Financial Performance of Scheduled Indian Airlines for the last three years (FY 2022- 23, 2023-24, 2024-25) (RS. IN MILLION) Carrier/Airline Profit or Loss (after Income taxes & extraordinary items) Year 2022-23 2023-24 2024-2025 (p) Air India -1,13,879.6 -44,441.0 -39,757.5 Air India Express 1,163.2 -1,631.2 -58.323.7 Alliance Air -7,441.3 -6,177.0 -6,911.2 Akasa Air -27,476.0 -16,695.9 -19,862.5 Air Asia -27,476.0 -11,491.4 * Blue Dart 22.0 90.0 71.0 FlyBig 55.9 48.3 ** Fly91 NA -314.2 -676.5 IndiGo -3,167.2 81,674.9 72,533.0 IndiaOne Air -87.3 -32.3 33.4 Quikjet Cargo -289.8 -7.4 -134.0 SpiceJet -15,131.3 -4,042.4 -556.7 Star Air -208.4 -333.1 687.5 Vistara -13,970.4 -5,891.2 * Total -1,86,067.8 -9,243.9 -52,897.3

Note: * AIX Connect (Air Asia) and Vistara merged with Air India ** The information for FY 2024-25 was not submitted to DGCA by FlyBigAnnexure -II Passengers (in numbers) carried by Scheduled Indian operators for Scheduled domestic operations carried from FY 2022-23 to FY 2025-26 (Provisional up to September) with growth Year Passengers (in number) Growth 2022-23 13,60,28,656 2023-24 15,36,74,682 13.0 2024-25 16,55,41,692 7.7 2025-26 (Till September 2025) 8,01,71,314 -Annexure -III Month-wise data of Domestic air passengers (in numbers) with growth carried as per data submitted by Scheduled Indian operators for Scheduled Domestic operations from FY 2022-23 to FY 2025-26 (Provisional till September) Year Growth Growth Growth in 2023 in 2024 in 2025 Month 2025-26 (till 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 over over over Sep) 2022 2023 2024 Apr 1,05,49,088 1,28,88,410 1,32,00,048 1,43,14,688 22.2% 2.4% 8.4% May 1,14,70,422 1,32,14,554 1,37,95,301 1,40,54,824 15.2% 4.4% 1.9% June 1,05,14,030 1,24,86,601 1,32,05,828 1,36,04,312 18.8% 5.8% 3.0% July 97,04,934 1,21,00,030 1,29,86,105 1,26,05,312 24.7% 7.3% -2.9% Aug 1,01,15,739 1,24,22,673 1,31,30,699 1,29,48,637 22.8% 5.7% -1.4% Sep 1,03,46,833 1,22,46,549 1,30,27,336 1,26,43,541 18.4% 6.4% -2.9% Oct 1,14,00,977 1,26,36,742 1,36,57,193 - 10.8% 8.1% Nov 1,16,78,582 1,27,35,394 1,42,50,266 9.0% 11.9% - Dec 1,27,35,454 1,37,97,352 1,49,26,352 8.3% 8.2% - Jan 1,25,51,028 1,31,31,603 1,47,02,387 4.6% 12.0% - Feb 1,20,68,372 1,26,47,306 1,41,18,495 4.8% 11.6% - Mar 1,28,93,197 1,33,67,468 1,45,41,682 3.7% 8.8% - 13,60,28,656 15,36,74,682 16,55,41,692 8,01,71,314 13.0% 7.7% -