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Air India adds more flights to boost its ‘Connect India’ programme

31 Mar 2016, 08:58 am

Air India adds more flights to boost its ‘Connect India’ programme
New Delhi, Mar 30 (NITN) To push regional connectivity, Alliance Air a wholly owned subsidiary of Air India introduces new flights on sectors Delhi - Jammu, Bengaluru –Vijayawada and Kolkata- Agartala .

The flights on the Bengaluru –Vijayawada and Kolkata- Agartala sectors will start operations from Apr 1

More flights will be added to its existing Delhi - Jammu route starting Apr 7.
 
The flights on the Bengaluru-Vijayawada- Bengaluru and Kolkata-Agartala-Kolkata routes will operate with ATR 42-320 aircraft.

The flight AI9507/9508 will operate five days a week (MondayTuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday) departing from Bengaluru at 1600 hrs and will arrive Vijayawada at 1730 hrs. On the return, AI-9508 will depart from Vijayawada at 1750 hrs and reach Bengaluru at 1920 hrs.

"The evening frequency from Kolkata to Agartala will operate five days a week (MondayTuesday, Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday). AI9715 from Kolkata will depart at 1710 hrs and will reach Agartala at 1815 hrs. The return flight AI9716 will depart from Agartala at 1835 hrs and will reach Kolkata at 1940 hrs," read a statement issued by the Air India.

Starting Apr 7, Air India will be operating additional frequency three days a week (MondayThursday and Sunday) on its existing route of Delhi-Jammu-Delhi. Operating with Bombardier jet aircraft, the flight AI9613will depart from Delhi at 0745 hrs and will reach Jammu at 0900 hrs. 

The return flight from Jammu, AI9614 will depart at 0930 hrs and will touchdown at Delhi at 1045 hrs.

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