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New Delhi. If you plan to visit the hill station during the summer vacation, book your air tickets in advance. Because this time the number of flights will be less in the summer season. During summer time starting March 26, airlines operating in the country will operate a total of 22,907 weekly domestic flights. This number of flights is less than last year’s summer schedule of 25,309.

However, the aviation regulator DGAC The number of flights operated in summer is 4.4% higher compared to the 21,941 weekly flights operated in the winter season. Summer time is from March 26 to October 28.

Which airline has how many flights?
general directorate of civil aviation (DGAC) The airline said in a press release on Friday that the summer schedule will see 22,907 flights per week from 110 airports, compared with 21,941 flights per week from 106 airports in the winter 2022 schedule.

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This season, at least 11 domestic airlines will operate services on different routes, with IndiGo having the highest number of weekly flights at 11,465, while in 2022 the number was 10,085. SpiceJet will have only 2,240 weekly flights in the summer schedule, which is about 30 percent less than the 3,193 weekly flights of the winter schedule. At the same time, Air India, owned by the Tata Group, will operate 2,178 weekly flights, which is 9.45 percent more than the 1,990 flights in winter.

The movement will start from the new airport
“Of these 110 airports, Jaipur, Coochbehar, Hollongi, Jamshedpur, Pakyong and Mopa (Goa) are new airports proposed by scheduled airlines, while Ziro and Hindon airports are not proposed for DST 2023 operations” said the DGCA.

Will plane tickets be expensive?
Since the number of flights in summer this year is less compared to last year, if the air traffic is high, its effect can be seen on the ticket price, so if you plan to travel somewhere in summer, take 2-3 months Book tickets first.

You are more likely to get cheap airline tickets if you book the tickets months in advance of traveling. While tickets are expensive in high season. At the same time, keep checking the offers related to air tickets on the official application of the flight company and third-party applications. Because many times a good discount is available here.

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