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Jaipur airport to handle 1,010 weekly flights in winter
The Story in Brief
Jaipur International Airport will handle 1,010 weekly flight movements under its winter schedule from 25 October to 27 March 2027, up from 811 in the summer schedule. Of these, 900 movements will be domestic, with increased frequencies to Lucknow, Navi Mumbai, Noida, Pune, Delhi and Mumbai, as well as improved connectivity to Bikaner, Jodhpur and Udaipur. Akasa Air has started operations from Jaipur, linking it with Mumbai and Bengaluru.
International movements will rise from 68 to 110 a week, with additional daily flights to Dubai and Muscat. Thai AirAsia will resume its Jaipur-Bangkok service with four weekly flights. The airport expects around 152 daily movements, about 7% higher than in summer. Officials cited rising passenger demand and airline confidence in Rajasthan's market, and said infrastructure upgrades and night-parking facilities should strengthen the airport's role as a diversion hub in North India.
Indian Opinion Analysis
The 24% jump in weekly flight movements signals that airlines are betting on Jaipur as a secondary hub, easing pressure on Delhi. The rise in international slots, especially the resumption of the Bangkok route, points to growing demand from leisure and business travellers in Rajasthan. What remains unclear is whether the airport's ground infrastructure can keep pace with the 152 daily movements it now expects, or whether the winter schedule will test its night-parking and diversion capabilities. The schedule runs until 27 March 2027, and actual load factors will show if the capacity matches demand.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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