Summer flights: heat is on

New Delhi: To cope with the aviation boom, domestic airlines have asked the Directorate General of Civil Aviation for permission to operate 40% additional flights this summer to take the daily total to 3,500, up from 2,500 in the summer of 2006.
Airlines carried nearly 29 million domestic passengers up to November 2006, a growth of 47% over the corresponding period of 2005 (domestic traffic grew 29.59% in 2005-06).
In the winter schedule of 2006-07, the number of slots went up by 500 and a similar increase was expected in the new schedule, industry sources said. Jet Airways has 350 slots and has asked for 60 more for the summer schedule. Kingfisher Airlines has 158 slots and has requested for 80 more. Indian Airlines has 400 flights a day, but refused to divulge the number of new slots applied for. Delhi and Mumbai may not see any major changes in schedules, as the government is unlikely to accommodate more flights during peak hours (7 am to 10 am and 6 pm to 10 pm).
15/03/07 Atreyee Dev Roy/Financial Express

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Categories: General Aviation Mar 2007