Air India Express New Direct Flights: Air India Express on Thursday announced a 25 percent increase in its operations from Karnataka this winter by launching two new direct flights from Bengaluru.
The airline’s move will boost air connectivity in the state of Karnataka. Officials said the airline’s weekly flights from Karnataka have increased from 380 last year to over 475 this season.
2 new flights started from Bengaluru
Air India Express said in a statement, “As part of this expansion, two new direct flights are being introduced from Bengaluru, which include Bengaluru to Amritsar (domestic) and Bengaluru to Dammam (international) routes. From December 27, 2024, four weekly flights will operate between Bengaluru and Amritsar, while from January 1, 2025, three weekly flights will operate between Bengaluru and Dammam.”
Booking has started
According to the statement, bookings for these routes have now started through the airline’s website and other major booking channels. Apart from these new routes, Air India Express has also recently started its services on Bengaluru to Indore and Bengaluru to Sri Vijayapuram (Port Blair) routes.
The airline has also increased the daily number of its Bengaluru-Abu Dhabi flights. Flights to Patna are scheduled to begin from January 15, 2025.
415 flights per week from Bengaluru
Ankur Garg, Chief Commercial Officer, Air India Express, said, “The significant increase in air connectivity from Karnataka reflects our commitment to the region. This growth aims to meaningfully connect Karnataka to major cities in the country, West Asia and South East Asia. Bengaluru is our largest domestic station, from where more than 415 flights are operated every week connecting 27 domestic and two international destinations.”
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