Aerobatic display steals the show in Hyderabad; 70,000 visitors attend Wings India 2026

Asia’s largest civilian aviation expo, Wings India 2026, concluded successful Hyderabad connected Saturday, January 31, aft a four-day tally astatine Begumpet Airport, drafting monolithic crowds during the last 2 days erstwhile the lawsuit was opened to the wide public.

Though organisers did not merchandise authoritative attendance figures, sources indicated that astir 70,000 visitors attended implicit the past 2 days. Saturday witnessed the biggest turnout, with an estimated 45,000 to 50,000 radical thronging the venue.

The surge successful footfall led to dense congestion connected roads connecting Begumpet and Secunderabad. Traffic came to a adjacent standstill astatine a agelong adjacent to Begumpet Airport arsenic thousands made their mode to the venue. By noon, parking wrong the airdrome premises was full, prompting authorities to redirect vehicles to alternate parking locations.

Despite the logistical challenges, the assemblage was treated to high-octane flying displays. The Suryakiran Aerobatic Team of the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Mark Jefferies Global Stars Aerobatic Team performed intricate manoeuvres, drafting cheers from spectators. Thousands of visitors stood with their phones raised, signaling the performances.

Veena, 43, watched the aerobatic show from the parking country aft leaving the main venue owed to the crowd. “My lad gets uncomfortable successful ample crowds truthful I had to permission the venue. While I was leaving, the Suryakiran amusement had started and we got a amended presumption from here,” she said.

However, galore attendees expressed disappointment implicit the lack of respective large craft that had been showcased during the archetypal 2 concern days. By Saturday, astir of the larger craft had departed from Begumpet Airport. The lone 2 bigger craft remaining connected show were the Russian Ilyushin IL-114-300 and the Superjet SJ-100. The remainder of the static show comprised smaller azygous and two-seater craft on with a fewer helicopters.

Mahima, an IT professional, said she had travel expecting to spot the Air India Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner. “We had seen Instagram reels of the craft connected show present but contiguous erstwhile we reached, we were told that the craft had departed 2 days ago,” she said.

Parking arrangements besides drew disapproval from visitors. One of the designated parking areas adjacent the Civil Aviation Research Organisation (CARO) was afloat by 2 p.m. Rahul, who had brought his 2 children to the event, said it took him 15 to 20 minutes to scope a parking spot from the entrance.