Passengers in 2025 Q4
20.83M
QoQ +10.2%
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quarterly intelligence
DGCA International Traffic Dashboard
Built from 19 quarterly Excel files covering Jan 2021 to June 3, 2026. The dashboard normalizes workbook layouts into airline, operator-group, passenger, and freight trends.
Coverage
107
airlines across 4208 monthly observations
Freight in 2025 Q4
542.90K t
QoQ +4.7%
Passenger growth vs last year
+8.7%
Same quarter comparison for 2025 Q4
Passenger direction bias
Inbound-heavy
Net balance 674,689 passengers
Peer comparison: Air India, Emirates, Qatar Airways, Etihad
Monthly passenger view of the four-carrier competitive set with dedicated commercial context for Qatar Airways.
Air India
47.8% of peer-set passengers894.27K
latest-month passengers
- MoM
- +3.2%
- Monthly YoY
- -9.4%
- Direction
- 52.4% to India
Emirates
27.3% of peer-set passengers510.39K
latest-month passengers
- MoM
- +4.3%
- Monthly YoY
- +2.5%
- Direction
- 50.7% to India
Qatar Airways
10.1% of peer-set passengers188.75K
latest-month passengers
- MoM
- +2.5%
- Monthly YoY
- -2.7%
- Direction
- 51.4% to India
Etihad
14.8% of peer-set passengers276.81K
latest-month passengers
- MoM
- -8.9%
- Monthly YoY
- +5.9%
- Direction
- 50.5% to India
Peer-set takeaways
Competitive view- Air India leads this four-airline peer set in Dec 2025 with 894,266 passengers.
- Qatar Airways ranks #4 in Dec 2025 with 188,754 passengers and a peer-set share of 10.1%.
- Qatar trails Etihad by 88,055 passengers in Dec 2025.
- Emirates has the strongest month-on-month passenger growth at +4.3%; Etihad leads on year-on-year growth at +5.9%.
- Etihad is the most directionally balanced, with only 2,595 passengers separating to-India and from-India traffic.
Latest-month scorecard
Peer set| Airline | Passengers | Share | MoM | YoY | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air India | 894,266 | 47.8% | +3.2% | -9.4% | To India-heavy by 43,698 |
| Emirates | 510,390 | 27.3% | +4.3% | +2.5% | To India-heavy by 6,682 |
| Etihad | 276,809 | 14.8% | -8.9% | +5.9% | To India-heavy by 2,595 |
| Qatar Airways | 188,754 | 10.1% | +2.5% | -2.7% | To India-heavy by 5,462 |
Monthly passenger trend across the peer set
Monthly passenger share within the peer set
Qatar Airways monthly to-India vs from-India passengers
What stands out
Latest quarter: 2025 Q4- INDIGO leads 2025 Q4 on passenger traffic with 4,444,606 passengers.
- AIR INDIA carries the most freight in 2025 Q4 at 124,294.5 tonnes.
- Passenger volume moved from 18.90M to 20.83M between the last two quarters.
- Foreign Operators account for 55.2% of passenger traffic in the latest quarter.
- The busiest month in the full series is December 2025 with 7,319,678 passengers.
Quarterly trend: passengers vs freight
Domestic vs foreign passenger mix
Top airlines by passengers in 2025 Q4
Top airlines by freight in 2025 Q4
Monthly to/from India passenger flow
Top airlines in 2025 Q4
Passenger view| # | Airline | Operator | Passengers | Freight (t) | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | INDIGO | Domestic Operators | 4,444,606 | 17,535.1 | 21.3% of 2025 Q4 |
| 2 | AIR INDIA | Domestic Operators | 2,595,369 | 124,294.5 | 12.5% of 2025 Q4 |
| 3 | AIR INDIA EXPRESS | Domestic Operators | 1,645,983 | 11,926.7 | 7.9% of 2025 Q4 |
| 4 | EMIRATES AIRLINE | Foreign Operators | 1,479,563 | 49,001.3 | 7.1% of 2025 Q4 |
| 5 | ETIHAD AIRLINES | Foreign Operators | 877,127 | 12,382.6 | 4.2% of 2025 Q4 |
| 6 | SINGAPORE AIRLINES | Foreign Operators | 642,428 | 20,564.6 | 3.1% of 2025 Q4 |
| 7 | QATAR AIRWAYS | Foreign Operators | 551,368 | 48,241.3 | 2.6% of 2025 Q4 |
| 8 | AIR ARABIA | Foreign Operators | 489,244 | 3,414.1 | 2.3% of 2025 Q4 |
| 9 | SAUDIA | Foreign Operators | 397,508 | 7,760.9 | 1.9% of 2025 Q4 |
| 10 | SPICEJET | Domestic Operators | 373,050 | 1,788.9 | 1.8% of 2025 Q4 |
Fastest YoY movers
Same quarter vs previous year| # | Airline | Current | Previous | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AZERBAIJAN AIRLINES | 36,839 | 11,851 | +210.9% |
| 2 | VIETNAM AIRLINES | 125,654 | 44,939 | +179.6% |
| 3 | QANTAS AIRLINES | 43,844 | 18,039 | +143.1% |
| 4 | AKASA AIR | 282,880 | 128,789 | +119.6% |
| 5 | VIETJET AIR | 199,012 | 98,717 | +101.6% |
| 6 | THAI LION AIR | 126,882 | 68,693 | +84.7% |
| 7 | ISLAND AVIATION SERVICES | 27,017 | 16,080 | +68.0% |
| 8 | EGYPT AIR | 38,206 | 23,573 | +62.1% |
| 9 | JAZEERA AIRWAYS | 111,543 | 77,766 | +43.4% |
| 10 | AIR ASTANA | 43,521 | 30,405 | +43.1% |