# India Air Traffic Drops Slightly in Jan-Aug 2026

> India's domestic flights carried 1105.30 million passengers in Jan-Aug 2026, down 0.18% from 2025.
- Title: India Air Traffic Drops Slightly in Jan-Aug 2026 | Shortify
- Summary: India's domestic flights carried 1105.30 million passengers in Jan-Aug 2026, down 0.18% from 2025. India's domestic air passenger traffic fell 0.18%…
- Keywords: india, domestic air passenger traffic, dgca, january august 2026, airline load factor, spicejet, indigo, air india group, akasa air, fly91, alliance air, star air
- Source: The Economic Times — https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/india-domestic-air-passenger-traffic-declines-marginally-in-jan-aug-2026-yoy-dgca/articleshow/134428839.cms
- Author: ANI
- Published: 2026-09-23T07:52:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: india, domestic air passenger traffic, dgca, january august 2026, airline load factor, spicejet, indigo, air india group, akasa air, fly91, alliance air, star air
## Jan-Aug 2026 Traffic
India's domestic air passenger traffic fell 0.18% year-on-year in Jan-Aug 2026.

> Passengers carried by domestic airlines during January - August 2026 were 1105.30 lakhs as against 1107.26 lakhs during the corresponding period of the previous year thereby registering an annual growth of -0.18 % and monthly growth of -6.34 %.
## August Cancellation Rate
Scheduled domestic airlines canceled 1.04% of flights in August 2026.
## Load Factor Decline
Most airlines saw lower passenger load factors in August compared to July.
## SpiceJet's Performance
SpiceJet recorded the highest load factor at 79.9% in August 2026.
## Cancellation Rates
SpiceJet had the highest cancellation rate at 20.92% in August 2026.
## Technical Issues
Technical problems caused 50.2% of airline cancellations in August 2026.
## Key takeaway

India's domestic air passenger traffic fell 0.18% year-on-year in Jan-Aug 2026, with most airlines seeing lower load factors.