Jet’s international traffic rises for 12th straight month
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Jet Airways has achieved its 12th straight month of international passenger traffic growth, with demand, measured in revenue passenger kilometres (RPK), surging 18% year-on-year in October. The airline carried 3.82 lakh international passengers last month, almost 60,000 more than last year. In the domestic market, the Diwali festival period help boost traffic 11%, with the airline carrying 8.7 lakh domestic passengers last month. The carrier’s low-cost subsidiary, JetLite, experienced an 8.4% rise in RPK and posted a seat factor of 81.0%, carrying over 3.62 lakh passengers in October 2010 as compared to 3.34 lakh in the previous year. These results endured the airline maintained its lion’s share of the Indian passenger air travel market. While Diwali stimulated increased passenger traffic within India, international services were boosted by the increasing impact of Jet Airways’ international codeshares and introduction of new routes as well as strategic marketing and network initiatives. Meanwhile, both Jet Airways and JetLite have further improved their On Time Performance among the scheduled domestic carriers in October. As per Director General of Civil Aviation data, Jet Airways and JetLite posted 92.5 % and 92.8% respectively on the critical service parameter of On Time Performance in October 2010.
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