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Seven of the 20 busiest routes were to Dubai in terms of flights from India in May.
In the case of Dubai, Emirates Airlines flights have returned to pre-pandemic levels.
International flights were severely disrupted for nearly two years after the outbreak of the pandemic.
New Delhi. Dubai has been at the fore in the month of May in terms of flights from various cities of India to foreign destinations. According to the aviation sector analyst firm Serium, seven of the 20 busiest routes in terms of flights from India in May were to Dubai. Three years ago in May 2019, only two of India’s top 20 international routes were to Dubai, according to Serium data.
According to these data available with PTI-language, the flights operated from India to Dubai have increased rapidly in the last three years. Ameya Joshi, aviation analyst and who runs Network Thoughts, a blog dedicated to the sector, said, “International air travel is guided by bilateral rights.
Dubai tops in terms of international flights
Emirates airline flights have returned to pre-pandemic levels in the case of Dubai, but this is not the case with other regions. Due to this, Dubai has reached the top in terms of international flights from India.” Joshi said that Emirates was one of the first airlines to deploy at full capacity on Indian routes. This airline was operating a lot of flights from India to the European Union, Russia and North America.
international flights resume
International flights were severely disrupted for nearly two years after the outbreak of the Kovid-19 pandemic in early 2020. However, now the situation is returning to normal and airlines around the world have resumed their international flights in a big way.
According to Serium, the busiest international air travel route from India in May 2019 was Kolkata-Dhaka with 301 flights operating. But in May 2022, the busiest international route in India became Mumbai-Dubai with 406 flights.
Delhi-Dubai busy international route
The second busiest international route in May 2022 was Delhi-Dubai with 332 flights. Similarly, 167, 152, 136, 133 and 131 flights were operating on Cochin-Dubai, Hyderabad-Dubai, Chennai-Dubai, Bengaluru-Dubai and Calicut-Dubai routes respectively.
These seven air routes to the major city of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Dubai were among the top 20 international air travel routes connecting India in May 2022. Data shows that in May this year, the third busiest route from India was Chennai-Colombo with 183 flights operating on it. The fourth busiest route was Cochin-Dubai with 167 flights.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : July 31, 2022, 21:53 IST
