PLETHORA OF AIR TRAVEL ACTIVITY IN THE INDIAN SKIES

The Northern Summer schedule for 2024 took off on March 31, 2024, ushering in a rush of air travel activity. With DGCA's seal of approval on 24,275 weekly departures, the skies buzzed with an average of 3,467 flights daily. However, on the inaugural day, airlines only managed to execute 3,035 scheduled domestic flights, representing a modest 87.5 per cent of the approved schedule. Delving into the nuances of this aviation landscape, an exclusive analysis by aviation analytics company Cirium unveils fascinating insights into the longest and shortest flights crisscrossing the Indian skies.

AIX Connect routes 

As for AIX Connect, formerly AirAsia India, which may see its final season before merging with Air India Express, its longest route stretches from Delhi to Kochi, covering 2028 kilometres in three hours and twenty minutes. Conversely, its shortest route connects Delhi to Jaipur, spanning 230 kilometres with a block time of one hour.

Air India Express's longest route

Air India Express has recently introduced its longest route, covering the distance from Kolkata to Kochi, spanning 1876 kilometres. Conversely, its shortest route within the network connects Kannur to Mangalore, stretching over a distance of 134 kilometres, completed in less than an hour.

Vistara's longest domestic flight