New destinations, additional services from Thiruvananthapuram airport in this summer

17% more weekly flight than the winter schedule

BBN Bureau

Thiruvananthapuram:In this summer travelling to and from Thiruvananthapruam will be more hassle-free as airlines are operating 17 per cent more flights than their winter schedule from the airprot.  

The International Airports here has announced its summer schedule with 17 per cent more weekly flight operations than the winter schedule. The summer schedule is effective March 31 to October 24, 2024.

A total of 716 weekly ATMs ( Air Traffic Movements) is the highlight of this schedule against 612 in the winter schedule, an airport statement said.

New destinations like Hanimaadhoo in Maldives will be added, the statement said adding that additional services to Bengaluru, Delhi, and Hyderabad in the domestic sector and Abu Dhabi, Dammam, Kuwait, and Kula Lumpur in international destinations are also listed in the new schedule.

In the international sector, air traffic movements will increase by 21 per cent from the current level of 268 weekly ATMs to 324 for summer, it said.

In the domestic sector, the ATMS will increase by 14 per cent from the current level of344 weekly ATMs to 392 for summer, the statement said, adding that the number of daily services to Bengaluru will be increased to 10.