Cochin International Airport will have 1,628 weekly operations as part of its summer schedule against 1,330 during the winter schedule.
The summer schedule, which will be effective from March 31 to October 26, will see 26 of the 29 airlines operating to destinations abroad. The schedule has additional domestic services to Agatti, Hyderabad, and Bangalore in view of the increasing passenger patronage.
Indigo tops the list with 49 weekly departures to international destinations whereas Air India Express will have 41 departure operations weekly. There will be 66 weekly departures to Abu Dhabi alone. Doha comes second with 46 operations whereas Dubai comes third with 45 operations from Kochi, according to a communication.