New Delhi (TAN): India’s largest airline IndiGo will start daily non-stop flights from Kerala’s newest airport in Kannur to Chennai, Hyderabad, and Hubli from this month.
Kannur International Airport will become the Gurugram-headquartered airline’s 67th destination.
Operation on these routes will start on January 25.
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IndiGo’s chief commercial officer William Boulter said: “We are pleased to have the opportunity to fly out of the new airport in Kannur starting January 2019. Kannur will be the 67th destination on our growing network and starting operations will further strengthen the air connectivity from Northern Kerala.”
He said the services will boost tourism in destinations such as Wayanad and Kasaragod in Kerala, and Coorg in Karnataka.
The Hyderabad-bound flights will take off from Kannur daily at 09.15 hours and land in Hyderabad at 11.00 hours, and the return flights will depart Hyderabad at 11.35 hours and reach Kannur at 13.25 hours.
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While flights from Kannur will leave daily at 13.45 hours landing in Chennai at 15.20 hours, flights in the opposite direction will depart Chennai at 16.00 hours daily and arrive in Kannur at 17.30 hours.
Flights for Hubli will take off from Kannur daily at 17.50 hours and reach Hubli at 19.05 hours, and return to Kannur at 20.45 hours after departing Hubli at 19.25 hours.
Passengers flying between Kannur and Hyderabad will be charged INR 2,599 each way, while those opting for the Kannur-Chennai route will pay INR 2,499 each way. Fares for the Kannur-Hubli route will be INR 1,999 each way, the airline has said.
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