By Arun Kumar Das
New Delhi, Oct 25 (BVI): Beginning tomorrow, the Winter Schedule will start for the airlines, with 126 airports being connected by 26,495 domestic flights each week, marking a nearly 6 percent growth in the segment over last year.
According to the Civil Aviation Ministry, the Winter Schedule has recorded a growth of 5.95 per cent this year, compared to 2024.
New destinations, like Amravati and Hissar, have been added while operations will cease at Aligarh and Moradabad, among others.
The winter schedule will end on March 28 next year.
“There are 26,495 departures per week which have been finalised to/from 126 airports as per WS25 compared to 25,610 departures per week from 129 airports in Summer Schedule 2025 (SS25),” the civil aviation ministry said.
In the latest winter schedule, Amravati, Hissar, Purnia and Rupsi will be the new airports that will have flight services, while operations will be suspended at Aligarh, Moradabad, Chitrakoot, Bhavnagar, Ludhiana, Pakyong and Shravasti airports, the ministry said.
Winter Schedule 2025 (WS25) of the scheduled domestic airlines has been finalized after the slot conference meeting held in September 2025. The final slots clearances have been received from respective airport operators.
It has been observed that there are 26,495 departures per week which have been finalized to/from 126 airports as per WS25 compared to 25,610 departures per week from 129 airports in Summer Schedule 2025 (SS25)
Out of these 126 airports, Amravati, Hissar, Purnia and Rupsi are the new airports proposed by the scheduled airlines in the WS25 whereas operations from Aligarh, Moradabad, Chitrakoot, Bhavnagar, Ludhiana, Pakyong and Shravasti airports were suspended in the WS25. (BVI)
