New Delhi, Oct. 27 -- As the Northern Winter Schedule 2025 took effect on Sunday, 26 October 2025, the domestic flight movements on the first day stood at 3,284 departures. That was 86.7% of the average daily approved schedule. The schedule has the approval of an average of 3,785 daily departures, or 26,495 weekly flights, this winter.

The first day of the schedule also saw over 5.2 lakh domestic passengers, crossing the 5 lakh barrier for the first time since February this year and just short of the all-time high of 5.26 lakh domestic passengers on a single day. This is an increase of 5.9% over the corresponding winter schedule of 2024, and a growth of 3.5% sequentially compared to the Northern Summer schedule 2025, which culminated on ...