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India Airlines Cut Diwali Flights for First Time Since Covid
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Transportation India Airlines Cut Diwali Flights for First Time Since Covid India’s airlines operated fewer routes during the peak Diwali travel season, signaling that rising costs and operational disruptions are beginning to cool momentum in one of the world’s fastest growing aviation markets. Airlines scheduled about 6% fewer flights across October and November than a year earlier, according to data from aviation analytics firm Cirium. That marks the first capacity decline since 2020, when...
Transportation
India Airlines Cut Diwali Flights for First Time Since Covid
India’s airlines operated fewer routes during the peak Diwali travel season, signaling that rising costs and operational disruptions are beginning to cool momentum in one of the world’s fastest growing aviation markets.
Airlines scheduled about 6% fewer flights across October and November than a year earlier, according to data from aviation analytics firm Cirium. That marks the first capacity decline since 2020, when carriers slashed service capacity by nearly 45% amid the pandemic-induced collapse in travel demand.