CIAL announces winter schedule

Kochi: Cochin International Airport Ltd. (CIAL) announced on Thursday its winter schedule with a projected growth rate of 30 per cent in aircraft and passenger movements. The schedule will come into force on Sunday and continue till March 29, 2008.
The number of services from the airport will increase from 370 to 438, an increase of 19 per cent.
There will be nine daily services to Bangalore, eight to Mumbai, seven to Chennai, six to Hyderabad, four each to Delhi and Thiruvananthapuram, one each to Agatti and Kozhikode and two services a day each to Mangalore and Goa.
Kingfisher Airlines will operate the most number of services out of Kochi, 69 a week, followed by Jet Airways with 56 weekly services. Air Deccan will operate 42 a week, Indian 25, Indigo and Paramount Airways 21 each, Spice Jet and JetLite 14 each and Go Air seven.
Air India Express, Indian and Air India will operate the most number of international services this winter, with 43, 34 and 13 services a week, respectively. Among the foreign airlines, SriLankan Airlines will operate the most number of services with 11 weekly services.
Air Arabia and Emirates will operate 10 weekly services each. Oman Air, Silk Air and Qatar Airways will operate seven weekly services each. Kuwait Airways, Gulf Air and Etihad Airways will operate five services each a week. Mahan Air, Saudi Arabian Airlines and Tiger Airways will operate three weekly services each.
A significant inclusion in the winter schedule is the launch of operations by the Singapore-based budget carrier Tiger Airways. Besides, Mahan Air will operate to Tehran rather than Bander Abbas.
27/10/07 The Hindu

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Categories: Airports Oct 2007