CIAL – Winter Flight Movements Rise 14.4%, Strengthening International & Domestic Connectivity

Expert Analysis:

• CIAL’s Winter Schedule 2026 will see 1,766 weekly flight movements, up 14.4% from 1,544 in the Summer Schedule, translating to around 252 scheduled movements per day.

• International connectivity is expanding, including four weekly Air India Express services to Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, while IndiGo adds daily Fujairah flights and Akasa Air begins daily services to Dubai, Dammam and Kuwait.

• CIAL will connect to 32 destinations across 13 domestic and 19 international markets, with the Gulf network covering 13 destinations and accounting for 327 weekly arrivals.

• The higher flight schedule could support passenger traffic, aeronautical revenue and non-aeronautical opportunities across parking, retail, food & beverage and airport services, subject to actual passenger utilisation and airline capacity deployment.