Indigo Airlines will operate five flight services from Kannur International Airport under Union government’s Regional connectivity Scheme Ude Desh Ka Aam Naagrik (UDAN).
Indigo airlines will operate from Friday onwards five flight services under UDAN from Kannur to Hyderabad, Chennai, Hubli, Bangalore and Goa. The passengers can travel at concessional rates.
A 74-seater AT 7 aircraft will fly to all the five destinations – starting at 0915 hrs to Hyderabad and the return flight will reach Kannur at 1325 hrs. Flight to Chennai starts at 1345 and return by 1600 hrs, the Hubli-bound flight will depart at 1750 hrs and return Kannur at 1925 hrs, the Bangaluru flight to start at 2000 hrs and will be back at 2125 hrs. The Goa service will start at 2205 hrs and return at 2355 hrs to Kannur.
The Central government has given a special consideration to Kannur International Airport by slashing one of the condition that no additional services to UDAN routes will be introduced for next three years.
The existing daily services by Go Air to Bangalore will not be included under UDAN.The Spice Jet Air carriers had also expressed its willingness to operate their services from Kannur Interantional Airport.
under UDAN Regional Connectivity Scheme.
Meanwhile, the Go Air International services to Muscat will begin on February 28 and the Indigo International service to Kuwait and Doha will start operating from March 15, Sources said on Thursday.(UNI)