Indian Airlines – The News Desk

NEW DELHI: Indian airlines will operate a total of 23,732 flights every week during the winter schedule, which is more than 8 per cent higher than the year-ago period, amid rising air traffic demand. The winter schedule 2023 -- effective from October 29 to March 30 next year -- for the scheduled carriers has been approved by aviation regulator DGCA. Go First, which stopped flying from May 3 and is undergoing an insolvency resolution process, will not be having any operations during the winter schedule. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Monday said there will be "23,732 departures per week which have been finalised to/from 118 airports" as the winter schedule 2023. In the winter schedule 2022, there were 21,941 weekly flights from 106 airports, reflecting an 8.16 per ce...

IndiGo’s size should be compared with global carriers and not other domestic airlines as such benchmarking will help India transform its airports into aviation hubs, said Chief Executive Officer Pieter Elbers on Tuesday. Elbers flagged the tendency to scrutinise domestic competition, assess fares on domestic routes, and determine if they are high. "But if we want to build some hubs, we should have a broader look. We should look at what is our international competition and how come between Europe and India the majority of flights are not operated by the Indian carriers," he said. "Rather than having a discussion on how much competition there is between Mumbai and Guwahati, we should focus on how come there are so few direct flights between Delhi and Rome. That is the p...

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Indian carriers to operate 8 pc more weekly flights at 23,732 in winter schedule

IndiGo should be compared with global carriers, not domestic: CEO Elbers