Ayodhya is the third airport in Uttar Pradesh within the Air India Express community (Representational)

New Delhi:

Air India Express has introduced the start of flights from Ayodhya to main metros of Bengaluru and Kolkata from January 17.

The airline will function direct flights on these routes, considerably boosting connectivity to and from Ayodhya, its third station in Uttar Pradesh.

Air India Express will function its inaugural flights between Ayodhya and Delhi on December 30, alongside the inauguration of the Maharishi Valmiki International Airport Ayodhya Dham.

The first flight on the Bengaluru-Ayodhya route, will depart on January 17, 2024, at 08:05, reaching Ayodhya at 10:35. The return flight will go away Ayodhya at 15:40, arriving in Bengaluru at 18:10.

On the Ayodhya-Kolkata route, the flight will take off from Ayodhya at 11:05, touchdown in Kolkata at 12:50. The Kolkata – Ayodhya flight will depart from Kolkata at 13:25, touching down in Ayodhya at 15:10.

Speaking in regards to the launch of the brand new routes, Dr Ankur Garg, Chief Commercial Officer of Air India Express, mentioned “Our dedication to expanding connectivity throughout India remains steadfast, driven by our expanding fleet. The introduction of non-stop services connecting Ayodhya to Delhi, Bengaluru and Kolkata underscores this commitment. As pivotal hubs in our network, Bengaluru and Kolkata will serve as gateways to Ayodhya, providing pilgrims from South India and Eastern India with convenient one-stop itineraries.”

Ayodhya is the third airport in Uttar Pradesh within the Air India Express community, following Varanasi and Lucknow. The airline connects UP to each home and worldwide locations.

Air India Express made historical past because the pioneer airline to begin Varanasi-Sharjah flights, marking the primary worldwide connection for Varanasi.

With a weekly schedule of 21 flights, the airline connects the sacred metropolis to Bengaluru and Sharjah. Air India Express presents 60 weekly flights from Lucknow, connecting the capital metropolis of Uttar Pradesh to Dubai and outstanding Indian cities Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, and Pune.

Bengaluru is the most important home station on Air India Express community with 344 weekly flights, straight connecting the town to 22 locations. Additionally, the airline offers direct connectivity from Kolkata to six locations, working a complete of 85 weekly flights.

Recently, the airline additionally launched the Vista VIP, its enterprise class-like product, in a bid to reinforce buyer expertise.

The providing contains wider seats and elevated legroom, gourmair scorching meals, extra baggage allowance, and Xpress forward precedence boarding companies.

Air India Express additionally grew to become the very first airline to function a direct flight from Surat to Dubai on the day when the Surat International Airport had its new worldwide terminal inaugurated.

Meanwhile, the primary flight from Delhi is ready to land in Ayodhya on December 30, 2023. Following this, common industrial operations for direct flights between Delhi and Ayodhya will kick off beginning January 6, 2024. Additionally, tri-weekly flights connecting Ahmedabad and Ayodhya are scheduled to begin from January 11, 2024.

IndiGo, the main service in India by market share, has revealed plans for direct flights between Mumbai and Ayodhya beginning January 15, 2024.

The outbound flight, 6E-5378, will depart Mumbai at 12:30 am, reaching Ayodhya at 2:45 am. The return flight, 6E-5379, is scheduled to depart Ayodhya at 3:15 pm and contact down in Mumbai at 5:40 pm.

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