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India Finalizes Winter Flight Schedule With 26,495 Weekly Departures Across 126 Airports

The regulator-approved plan targets peak-season demand with roughly 6% more weekly departures than last winter.

Overview

  • The Winter Schedule 2025 runs from October 26, 2025 to March 28, 2026 and was set after the September slot conference with final clearances from airport operators.
  • Four airports join the network this season—Amravati, Hisar, Purnia and Rupsi—while flights are suspended at Aligarh, Moradabad, Chitrakoot, Bhavnagar, Ludhiana, Pakyong and Shravasti.
  • IndiGo leads with 15,014 weekly departures, followed by Air India at 4,277 and Air India Express at 3,171, with SpiceJet at 1,568 and Akasa Air at 1,027.
  • Total weekly departures rise about 5.95% year on year versus WS24 and about 3.4% compared with the Summer Schedule 2025, even as fewer airports are served than in summer.
  • Airline trends diverge as SpiceJet lifts weekly departures roughly 26% versus summer, Air India plus Vistara decline from last winter to 4,277, and regional carriers show mixed shifts with Fly91 up about 59% and Fly Big down over 67%.