Both leading Indian low-cost carriers announced plans to launch extensive operations at the new Goa Mopa airport as soon as it opens for commercial traffic in January 2023, although neither will base aircraft out of the airport just yet.
IndiGo Airlines said its initial schedule for Goa Mopa was its "largest ever new station launch". The carrier will operate 84 weekly scheduled departures from the new airport, serving Delhi International (3x daily), Mumbai International (daily), Bengaluru International (15x weekly), Chennai (6x weekly), Pune (daily), Ahmedabad (6x weekly), Jaipur (daily), and Hyderabad International (15x weekly).
In turn, Go First plans to operate a more limited network of 21 weekly departures, comprising daily services to Mumbai, Hyderabad, and Bangalore.
Both LCCs will retain their existing networks at Goa Dabolim airport.
Goa Mopa is a greenfield airport in northern Goa designed to relieve the congested Dabolim airport. It was officially opened on December 11, 2022, by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, but will only start accepting commercial flights on January 5, 2023. Oman Air is the only international carrier that has so far announced plans to switch its operations to Mopa, starting to serve the airport four times weekly from February 1 using its B737-8 fleet.
