{"id":7806,"date":"2023-06-27T08:46:09","date_gmt":"2023-06-27T08:46:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.flyamritsarairport.com\/?p=7806"},"modified":"2025-12-29T07:50:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T07:50:15","slug":"a-quick-analysis-of-india-uk-market-in-april-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vismaad.com\/fly-amritsar\/a-quick-analysis-of-india-uk-market-in-april-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"A Quick Analysis of India-UK Market In April 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Top Markets:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>With over 11 non-stop scheduled routes between India &amp; UK in April 2023, about 231,000 passengers travelled non-stop between the two countries during the month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In terms of non-stop traffic, Delhi remained at the top spot, with about 99,970 passengers, followed by Mumbai with 88,806 and Bengaluru at 13,946.<br><br>Among the 5 major metro cities of India, Amritsar was at the 4th spot with 10,842 passengers, followed by Chennai &amp; Hyderabad at 5th and 6th spot respectively with 10,549 and 9,692 passengers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Air India\u2019s First Month At London Gatwick:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>During the same time period, Air India completed 1 month of operations at London Gatwick. The airline experienced strong load factors on all 4 routes, especially from Cochin and Ahmedabad.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/vismaad.com\/fly-amritsar\/wp-content\/uploads\/map-10.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7810\" width=\"612\" height=\"306\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Air India&#8217;s London Gatwick Network <br>Picture Courtesy: gcmap.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The traffic data for all the 4 routes is as below:<br><br><strong>Cochin:<\/strong><br>Traffic: 5,920<br>Average Passenger Load Factor (PLF): 88.94%<br><br><strong>Ahmedabad<\/strong>:<br>Traffic: 5,908<br>Average PLF: 88.76%<br><br><strong>Goa:<\/strong><br>Traffic: 5,736<br>Average PLF: 82.98%<br><br><strong>Amritsar:<\/strong><br>Traffic: 5,292<br>Average PLF: 76.56%<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">India-Birmingham Market:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Air India\u2019s non-stop routes to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/feed\/hashtag\/?keywords=birmingham&amp;highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7078625818888798209\">#Birmingham<\/a> from both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/feed\/hashtag\/?keywords=amritsar&amp;highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7078625818888798209\">#Amritsar<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/feed\/hashtag\/?keywords=delhi&amp;highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7078625818888798209\">#Delhi<\/a> also performed well with strong load factors.<br><br>The traffic data for both these routes is as below:<br><br><strong>Amritsar:<\/strong><br>Traffic: 5,550<br>Average PLF: 83.38%<br><br><strong>Delh<\/strong>i:<br>Traffic: 5,217<br>Average PLF: 78.38%<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who Leads The Market?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>(As of June 2023)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In terms of number of routes, Air India leads the India-UK market with 49x weekly services on 8 non-stop routes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/vismaad.com\/fly-amritsar\/wp-content\/uploads\/daniel-eledut-0dvPFzubryE-unsplash1-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7750\" width=\"506\" height=\"337\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The airline enjoys full-monopoly on 6 of these routes, including 4 to London Gatwick from Amritsar, Ahmedabad, Goa &amp; Cochin and 2 to Birmingham from Amritsar &amp; Delhi. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>British Airways follows Air India with 49x weekly services, however, operating only 5 non-stop routes between the two countries. The airline continues to enjoy full-monopoly on 3 of its routes, including Bengaluru, Hyderabad, and Chennai from London Heathrow.<br><br>Virgin Atlantic takes the 3rd spot in this market with routes to Delhi &amp; Mumbai from London Heathrow, operating 21x weekly services. The airline will expand its network in India, with launch of non-stop route between London Heathrow and Bengaluru in April 2024.<br><br>The soon to merged Vistara with Air India, operates 12x weekly non-stop services to London Heathrow from Delhi &amp; Mumbai.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/vismaad.com\/fly-amritsar\/wp-content\/uploads\/India-UK-April-2023-1-410x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7808\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Copyright: Ravreet Singh, FlyAmritsar Initiative<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Top Markets: With over 11 non-stop scheduled routes between India &amp; UK in April 2023, about 231,000 passengers travelled non-stop between the two countries during the month. In terms of non-stop traffic, Delhi remained at the top spot, with about 99,970 passengers, followed by Mumbai with 88,806 and Bengaluru at 13,946. 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