Indian carriers to function over 25,000 flights per week throughout summer time schedule, confirms DGCA
In comparison with the continued winter schedule, which ends on March 29, the variety of departures per week is up 2.41 per cent because the Indian carriers operated a complete of 25,007 departures per week from 124 airports within the nation, the DGCA stated.
The Directorate Normal of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has introduced that Indian carriers will function 25,610 flights per week throughout the summer time schedule of 2025. This marks a 5.50% year-on-year enhance in comparison with 24,275 weekly flights in the identical interval final yr.
The variety of departures has additionally risen 2.41% in comparison with the continued winter schedule, which is ready to conclude on March 29, 2025. Through the winter schedule, airways operated 25,007 weekly flights from 124 airports throughout the nation. As per the finalised summer time schedule of 2025, flights will function to and from 129 airports, a notable rise from the 124 airports coated within the earlier winter schedule.
There are 25,610 departures per week which have been finalised to/from 129 airports as per the summer time schedule of 2025 in comparison with 25007 departures per week from 124 airports within the winter schedule of 2024, the DGCA stated.
Out of those 129 airports, Ambikapur, Datia, Bidar, Porbandar, Pakyaong, Rewa and Solapur are the brand new airports proposed by the scheduled airways whereas operations from Azamgarh and Rupsi airports had been suspended within the Summer season Schedule 2025, in response to the DGCA.
The summer time schedule of 2025 will start from March 29 and can last as long as October 25 subsequent yr. In response to the 2025 summer time schedule, as many as 11 airways will likely be working home providers, with most weekly flights by IndiGo at 14,158 adopted by Air India at 4,310 and its low-cost arm Air India Specific at 3,375.
Airways will increase weekly departures
Additionally, whereas each Air India and Air India Specific have elevated their weekly departures by 66.67 per cent and 19.7 per cent, respectively in comparison with the continued winter schedule, IndiGo has seen simply 3.41 per cent enhance sequentially. Akasa Air has seen a development of 10.11 per cent at 1,089 providers per week within the forthcoming summer time schedule vis-a -vis winter schedule, whereas SpiceJet will likely be working fewer providers at 1,250 weekly departures in opposition to 1,297 operated throughout the winter schedule, as per DGCA knowledge.
(With PTI inputs)
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