Air India Express to operate Kolkata-Port Blair double daily flights from Dec 1
PTI
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Air India Express has announced new direct flights from Port Blair to Kolkata beginning December 1. With double daily flights each way, the airline also launches routes from Jammu to Delhi and Srinagar, as well as from Port Blair to Bengaluru, expanding its domestic network.
Air India Express, a subsidiary of Air India, on Friday announced commencement of direct flights from Port Blair to Kolkata. The double daily flights to and fro Kolkata will commence on December 1, it said, adding that bookings are now open on the airline’s website, mobile app, and other major booking channels.
The first flight from Port Blair to Kolkata will take off at 8.35am and reach Kolkata at 10.45am. The second flight will leave Port Blair at 12.20pm and reach Kolkata at 2.35pm.
On the other hand, the first flight from Kolkata to Port Blair will take off at 5.40am and reach Port Blair at 7.50 am. The second one will start at 9.20am and reach at 11.40am, the airline statement said.
Sri Vijaya Puram, formerly Port Blair, will be the airline’s 47th destination.
Air India Express also announced direct flights from Jammu to Delhi and Srinagar, and between Port Blair and Bengaluru.
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