New Delhi, Nov. 1 -- As the page turned from the Summer to the Winter schedule on 26 October 2025, the airline network's focus shifted towards winter destinations from the summer ones. Port Blair is at the forefront with a 20% increase in capacity to the destination. Port Blair is also the place which hosts the longest domestic flight in India.

While traditionally the longest flight has been Delhi-Port Blair from Air India, the group is more than doubling down its presence on the sector with 21 weekly flights - 14 operated by Air India and 7 by subsidiary Air India Express. Delhi-Port Blair is a distance of 2,481 km. IndiGo, the largest carrier in India, does not operate on this sector, which was an Air India monopoly, until its own subs...