Budget passenger carrier SpiceJet on Wednesday reported the highest passenger load factor (PLF) in the Indian civil aviation market during September.

The PLF is a key indicator of the company's performance, as it measures the average percentage of seats filled on an airline's fleet.

According to the company, the latest Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) statistics revealed that the airline's PLF stood at 93% in September.

"We continue to deliver strong performance despite September normally being a weaker quarter," said Shilpa Bhatia, senior vice president and head of sales and distribution, SpiceJet.

September was the sixth month in a row that the airline has topped the charts in terms of PLF.

The airline elaborated that September was the fifth consecutive month when it maintained a PLF of over 90%. 

"Our on-time performance (OTP) has also shown a significant improvement over the past few months. We are confident that our new winter schedule will witness the load factors and customer confidence trending in the right direction," Bhatia added.

The airline's OTP for September stood at 85.1% as computed for its operations across the four metro airports of Bangalore, Delhi, Hyderabad and Mumbai.

The airline had a market share of 12.3% in September.

Currently, SpiceJet operates 250 daily flights to 40 destinations, including 34 domestic and six international cities.

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