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Air India Express Takes Off From New Bhogapuram Airport
A new airport called the Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport opened in Bhogapuram, Andhra Pradesh.
An airline called Air India Express started flying from this airport on 17 August.
The airline runs 10 flights every day from the airport.
These flights connect Visakhapatnam to Hyderabad, Bengaluru and Vijayawada.
The very first flight left for Bengaluru at 8 o'clock in the morning.
Passengers on that flight got special ceremonial boarding passes.
In September, the airline will add more flights from Tirupati to Hyderabad.
It will also start flying again between Hyderabad and Chennai.
Air India Express flies to 48 cities in India and 16 other places around the world.
This means people can travel more easily between these cities.
Air India Express commenced operations from the newly inaugurated Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport at Bhogapuram on 17 August.
The airline operates 10 daily flights linking Visakhapatnam to Hyderabad, Bengaluru and Vijayawada.
The inaugural flight departed for Bengaluru at 08:00 hrs, with guests receiving ceremonial boarding passes.
From 1 September, Air India Express will add daily Tirupati–Hyderabad flights and resume daily Hyderabad–Chennai services.
Air India Express serves 48 domestic and 16 international destinations, operating over 3,000 weekly flights.
- Who
- Air India Express, operating from the newly inaugurated Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport
- What
- Commenced operations with 10 daily flights linking Visakhapatnam to Hyderabad, Bengaluru and Vijayawada
- Where
- Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport, Bhogapuram, Andhra Pradesh
- When
- 17 August, with the inaugural flight departing at 08:00 hrs
- Why
- As part of Air India Express's ongoing network expansion, connecting Visakhapatnam with major cities
Key facts
- Airline
- Air India Express
- Airport
- Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport, Bhogapuram
- Operations start
- 17 August
- Daily flights
- 10
- Routes
- Visakhapatnam–Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam–Bengaluru, Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada
- Inaugural flight
- Visakhapatnam to Bengaluru, departing 08:00 hrs
- New services from 1 September
- Daily Tirupati–Hyderabad flights; daily Hyderabad–Chennai services resumed
- Network size
- 48 domestic and 16 international destinations; over 3,000 weekly flights
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