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Air India adds flights to Kolkata from four cities to meet festive demand

PUNJAB NEWS EXPRESS | August 23, 2024 09:42 PM

GURUGRAM: Air India, India’s leading global airline, today announced it will temporarily operate additional flights to Kolkata from four Indian cities to meet greater travel demand to the city during the upcoming Durga Puja festivities.

Starting 20 September 2024, Air India will operate daily, non-stop flights to Kolkata from Bengaluru and Hyderabad for nearly a month.

The airline has also increased frequency to Kolkata from Delhi effective 15 August 2024, and from Mumbai effective 25 September 2024.

With these additions, Air India will increase frequency on the Delhi-Kolkata route from 28x weekly to 35x weekly flights, and on the Mumbai-Kolkata route from 21x weekly to 28x weekly.

The added flights will operate at convenient times, providing greater choice and ease to travellers who plan to visit their loved ones during the joyous festive season. Air India’s flights to/from Kolkata are also conveniently timed to enable seamless connections via its Delhi, Mumbai, and Bengaluru hubs to/from the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, as well as several countries in Europe and Southeast Asia.

SCHEDULE OF NEW FLIGHTS TO/FROM KOLKATA

Flight #

Sector

Days of Operation

Departure

Arrival

Effective Date

Discontinue Date

AI702

Delhi-Kolkata

Daily

0220 Hrs

0435 Hrs

15-Aug-24

26-Oct-24

AI703

Kolkata-Delhi

Daily

0525 Hrs

0745 Hrs

15-Aug-24

26-Oct-24

AI689

Mumbai-Kolkata

Daily

1210 Hrs

1455 Hrs

25-Sept-24

13-Oct-24

AI690

Kolkata-Mumbai

Daily

1540 Hrs

1835 Hrs

25-Sept-24

13-Oct-24

AI524

Bengaluru-Kolkata

Daily

1210* Hrs

1435 Hrs

20-Sept-24

26-Oct-24

AI526

Kolkata-Bengaluru

Daily

1740 Hrs

1950 Hrs

20-Sept-24

26-Oct-24

AI529

Hyderabad-Kolkata

Daily

2030 Hrs

2240 Hrs

20-Sept-24

26-Oct-24

AI530

Kolkata-Hyderabad

Daily

1515 Hrs

1740 Hrs

20-Sept-24

26-Oct-24

*Scheduled time of departure on Sundays is 1155 Hrs

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