NEW DELHI: Indian airlines will see 44% fewer departures in their 2020-21 winter schedule compared to the previous year due to covid-related capacity restrictions, India’s aviation regulator, Directorate General said on Sunday of Civil Aviation (DGCA) in a note.
There will be 12,983 domestic departures during the 2020-21 winter schedule, between October 25 and March 27, from 95 airports across the country, the regulator added.
The number of departures during the winter schedule 2019-20 stood at 23,307.
The government has currently limited national capacity to 60% of the originally approved summer program during the pandemic. However, this could be extended to 75% soon, which would mean that the number of flights could increase even more in the future.
According to DGCA data, IndiGo, India’s largest domestic airline, will operate 6,006 domestic flights during the 2020-21 winter schedule. Meanwhile, SpiceJet will operate 1,957 flights, Air India will operate 1,126 flights, GoAir will operate 1,203 flights, during winter time. Others such as AirAsia India and Vistara will operate 885 and 852 flights respectively during the mentioned period.
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