More domestic flights in summer

IndiGo, for example, has increased its domestic flights by 10.4 per cent to 11,130 weekly services for the summer of 2022 as compared to 10,084 weekly services in the corresponding period last year, DGCA said

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COVID-19- travel restrictions affected the Indian aviation industry in the last 24 months. Now that COVID-19 has shown a downward trend, air travel has picked up in the last few weeks.

Indian carriers increased domestic services by 10.1 per cent to 25,309 weekly flights in the upcoming summer schedule as compared to 22,980 last season, said aviation regulator The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) recently.

IndiGo, for example, has increased its domestic flights by 10.4 per cent to 11,130 weekly services for the summer of 2022 as compared to 10,084 weekly services in the corresponding period last year, DGCA said.

** INDIAN CARRIERS INCREASED DOMESTIC SERVICES BY 10.1 PER CENT TO 25,309 WEEKLY FLIGHTS IN THE UPCOMING SUMMER SCHEDULE AS COMPARED TO 22,980 LAST SEASON:

• IndiGo has increased its domestic flights by 10.4 per cent to 11,130 weekly services for the summer of 2022
• Alliance Air will be operating 17.6 per cent more weekly domestic flights (982 flights) in summer this year as compared to 835 services in the corresponding period last year
• AirAsia India will operate 1,601 weekly domestic services – a 16 per cent jump
• SpiceJet will be operating 14.2 per cent more weekly domestic services
• Air India has increased its weekly domestic services for summer this year by 10 per cent to 2,456
• Vistara and Go First will be increasing its weekly domestic services by just 6.7 per cent and 1.9 per cent
• FlyBig will operate 158 weekly domestic flights in summer 2022 as compared to 54 weekly services in summer 2021

DGCA said the summer schedule of Indian carriers had been finalised after a virtual meeting held last month on airport slots. The summer schedule begins on March 27 and ends on October 29.  The DGCA said, “It has been observed that 25,309 departures per week have been finalised to and from 112 airports. Out of these 112 airports, Gondia, Ziro and Puducherry are the new airports proposed by the scheduled airlines.”

The government-owned Alliance Air will be operating 17.6 per cent more weekly domestic flights (982 flights) in summer this year as compared to 835 services in the corresponding period last year, the regulator said.

The Tata Group-run AirAsia India will operate 1,601 weekly domestic services – a 16 per cent jump – in summer 2022, it mentioned.

SpiceJet will be operating 14.2 per cent more weekly domestic services in summer 2022 as compared to the same period in 2021, it mentioned.

Air India, which was sold last year to the Tata Group, has increased its weekly domestic services for summer this year by 10 per cent to 2,456.

Vistara and Go First will be increasing its weekly domestic services by just 6.7 per cent and 1.9 per cent in summer 2022 as compared to summer 2021, DGCA said.

Regional carrier FlyBig will operate 158 weekly domestic flights in summer 2022 as compared to 54 weekly services in summer 2021.

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