KOCHI: Cochin International Airport Ltd. (Cial) will register a 5 % growth in the aircraft landings per week in the new summer schedule at a time when the aviation industry is facing a slowdown.
Starting April, there will be 429 landings per week, of which 249 landings will be domestic flights and the remaining 180 will be in the international sector. In the winter schedule there were 414 landings in the airport.
Apart from new airlines, several existing ones operating to Kochi have started additional flights, according to Cial airport director A.C.K.Nair. In the domestic sector, Go Air is introducing a new flight from Ahmedabad to Kochi via Bangalore. Star Aviation will commence its operations in June with three flights per day from Chennai.
In the international sector Mihin Lanka is expected to start services to Kochi shortly, Mr Nair said. Saudi Arabian Airlines have introduced a new flight in Kochi-Jeddah-Dammam route.
In the domestic sector Jet Airways dominate with 49 landings per week while in the international sector Air India Express has the maximum number of flights of 42. Most of the flights have onward connections to various US/Europe destinations and to East Asian countries.
Starting April, there will be 429 landings per week, of which 249 landings will be domestic flights and the remaining 180 will be in the international sector. In the winter schedule there were 414 landings in the airport.
Apart from new airlines, several existing ones operating to Kochi have started additional flights, according to Cial airport director A.C.K.Nair. In the domestic sector, Go Air is introducing a new flight from Ahmedabad to Kochi via Bangalore. Star Aviation will commence its operations in June with three flights per day from Chennai.
In the international sector Mihin Lanka is expected to start services to Kochi shortly, Mr Nair said. Saudi Arabian Airlines have introduced a new flight in Kochi-Jeddah-Dammam route.
In the domestic sector Jet Airways dominate with 49 landings per week while in the international sector Air India Express has the maximum number of flights of 42. Most of the flights have onward connections to various US/Europe destinations and to East Asian countries.
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