KOZHIKODE: Two daily budget flight services of Air India
connecting the city with Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi and Agatti in Lakshadweep
islands were Thursday inaugurated by Civil Aviation Minister Vayalar
Ravi.
Alliance Air, a subsidiary of Air India, would operate the
flights with 48-seater ATR42 aircraft on all days except Sundays, airport
sources said.
The Kozhikode-Thiruvananthapuram-Kozhikode and Kozhikode-
Kochi-Agatti-Kozhikode flights, being resumed after a gap of two years, would
be a boon to passengers, especially to politicians and those travelling to the
state capital for medical treatment.
The flight connecting Kozhikode and Agatti meets a
long-pending demand of Lakshadweep people.
Air India is offering attractive fares in view of the Onam
festival upto September 30. The fare for journey from Kozhikode to
Thiruvananthapuram would be Rs 2,005 while it would be Rs 1,005 to Kochi and Rs
3,005 to Agatti.
Speaking to reporters at the Karippur international airport
here after the inauguration, Ravi said the demand for re-introduction of the
direct flight between Kozhikode and Delhi and Chennai would be examined.
The two flights were cancelled a couple of years ago for
various reasons.
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