Domestic flights seen at 22,907 a week this summer, up 4.4% from winters

Carriers will fly from 110 airports including new ones such as Jeypore, CoochBehar, Hollongi, Jamshedpur, Pakyong and Mopa (Goa)

1. Indian carriers are scheduled to operate a total of 22,907 domestic flights per week during the summer of 2023, according to the DGCA. This is up 4.39 per cent from the number of flights operated in the winter season in 2022.

2. SpiceJet, which had a total of 3,193 departures a week in the summer of 2022, saw the largest percentage dip (-29.86 per cent) in domestic departures compared to the winter of 2022, with a total of 2,240 departures a week in the summer season of 2023.

3. IndiGo is the largest airline in terms of weekly domestic departures during summer 2023, with 11,465 in all. This represents a 13.65 per cent increase over the winter of 2022.

4. Akasa Air, a new airline that began operations in August 2022, is set to increase its weekly domestic departures by 56.78 per cent to 751 in the upcoming summer season.

5. According to the DGCA, Indian carriers will operate domestic flights from 110 airports this summer, which will also see the addition of several new airports, such as Jeypore, CoochBehar, Hollongi, Jamshedpur, Pakyong, and Mopa (Goa).

Airline	Summer schedule* of 2023:Departures/ week	Winter schedule of 2022:Departures/ week	% Increase/Decrease
Alliance Air	887	1034	-14.21%
Air India	2178	1990	9.40%
Go First	1538	1390	10.58%
AirAsia India	1456	1462	-0.41%
IndiGo	11465	10085	13.65%
SpiceJet	2240	3193	-29.86%
Vistara	1856	1941	-4.37%
Star Air	234	153	52.94%
Fly Big	220	214	2.80%
IndiaOne	82	-	N/A
Akasa Air	751	479	56.78%
Total	22907	21941	4.39%

Source: DGCA

*Summer schedule begins on March 26 and ends on October 28