5% More Flight Ops Likely This Summer

Indian airlines are set to operate more than five percent additional departures this summer compared to the previous year, according to data shared by the civil aviation regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).

- Neha LM Tripathi

NEW DELHI:

The data pertains to the summer schedule, which outlines the flying slots airlines will receive—though some may choose not to fly as many services.

"Summer Schedule 2025 (effective from 30th March 2025 till 25th October 2025) of the scheduled domestic airlines has been finalised... there are 25,610 departures per week which have been finalised to/from 129 airports as per summer schedule 2025 compared to 25,007 departures per week from 124 airports in winter schedule 2024," the DGCA stated.