Air India Express To Start Direct Flights From Sri Vijaya Puram (Port Blair) To Bengaluru

* Jammu and Sri Vijaya Puram (Port Blair) become the 46th and 47th destinations on Air India Express’s rapidly expanding network, with flight services commencing on 1st December 2024.

Bangalore: Air India Express has announced the addition of two new stations—Jammu and Sri Vijaya Puram (Port Blair)—marking another milestone in the airline’s rapidly growing domestic network. Starting 1st December 2024, Jammu will be connected with direct flights to Delhi and Srinagar. On the same day, Air India Express will start direct flights from Sri Vijaya Puram (Port Blair) to Bengaluru and Kolkata. Bookings are now open on the airline’s award-winning website, airindiaexpress.com, mobile app, and other major booking channels.

Commenting on the introduction of these new additions, Aloke Singh, Managing Director, Air India Express, said, “We are delighted to announce the expansion of our domestic network to Jammu and the Andaman Islands this holiday season. AIX continues to scale up its presence in the domestic India market, on the back of a rapidly growing fleet. We have recently added stations and capacity in the north-east and south, and now offer a compelling pan-India domestic product, besides our large, short haul international, living up to our mission of being new India’s Smart Connector.”

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Jammu:

From Jammu, Air India Express will operate 14 weekly flights directly connecting to two domestic destinations including Delhi and Srinagar. Additionally, the airline provides one-stop connectivity to nine domestic destinations: Bengaluru, Bhubaneshwar, Goa, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Mumbai, Pune, and Surat and three international destination including Bahrain, Dammam, and Muscat.

Sri Vijaya Puram (Port Blair):  

From Sri Vijaya Puram (Port Blair), Air India Express will operate 21 weekly flights directly connecting to two domestic destinations including Bengaluru and Kolkata. Additionally, the airline provides one-stop connectivity to 15 domestic destinations: Agartala, Bengaluru, Bhubaneshwar, Chennai, Delhi, Goa, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Indore, Jaipur, Kochi, Lucknow, Mangaluru, Mumbai, Pune, Varanasi, Vijayawada and one international destination – Abu Dhabi. 

Srinagar:

From Srinagar, Air India Express operates 53 weekly flights directly connecting to three domestic destinations including Delhi, Hyderabad, and Jammu. Additionally, the airline provides one-stop connectivity to 18 domestic destinations: Ayodhya, Bagdogra, Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Goa, Guwahati, Gwalior, Indore, Jaipur, Kochi, Lucknow, Mumbai, Pune, Ranchi, Surat, Varanasi, Visakhapatnam and six international destination including Bahrain, Dammam, Jeddah, and Muscat, Riyadh, and Sharjah.

Delhi:

From Delhi, Air India Express operates 307 weekly flights directly connecting to 17 domestic destinations including Ayodhya, Bagdogra, Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar, Goa, Guwahati, Gwalior, Indore, Jaipur, Jammu, Kochi, Lucknow, Mumbai, Pune, Ranchi, Surat, and Srinagar and four international destinations: Bahrain, Dammam, Muscat, and Sharjah. Additionally, the airline provides one-stop connectivity to 12 domestic destinations: Agartala, Chennai, Hyderabad, Imphal, Kolkata, Kozhikode, Mangaluru, Sri Vijaya Puram (Port Blair), Thiruvananthapuram, Varanasi, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam and six international destinations including Abu Dhabi, Doha, Dubai, Kuwait, Ras al-Khaimah, and Riyadh.

Bengaluru:

From Bengaluru, Air India Express operates 379 weekly flights directly connecting to 25 domestic destinations including Ayodhya, Bagdogra, Bhubaneswar, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Goa, Gwalior, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Indore, Jaipur, Kolkata, Kochi, Kozhikode, Lucknow, Mangaluru, Pune, Ranchi, Sri Vijaya Puram (Port Blair), Surat, Thiruvananthapuram, Varanasi, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam and one international destination, Abu Dhabi. Additionally, the airline provides one-stop connectivity to four domestic destinations: Amritsar, Imphal, Agartala, Srinagar and 13 international destinations including Al Ain, Bahrain, Dammam, Doha, Dubai, Jeddah, Kuwait, Muscat, Ras Al Khaimah, Riyadh, Salalah, Sharjah, and Singapore.

Kolkata:

From Kolkata, Air India Express operates 188 weekly flights directly connecting to 14 domestic destinations including Agartala, Bagdogra, Bhubaneswar, Bengaluru, Chennai, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Imphal, Indore, Jaipur, Kochi, Sri Vijaya Puram (Port Blair), Surat, and Varanasi. Additionally, the airline provides one-stop connectivity to 13 domestic destinations: Ayodhya, Amritsar, Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Delhi, Gwalior, Goa, Lucknow, Mangaluru, Thiruvananthapuram, Vijayawada, and Visakhapatnam and nine international destinations including Abu Dhabi, Dammam, Doha, Dubai, Jeddah, Kuwait City, Riyadh, Sharjah, Singapore.

About Air India Express

Air India Express, is a subsidiary of Air India and a part of the Tata group, operating over 400 daily flights, connecting 35 domestic and 14 international airports, with a fleet of 90 aircraft, comprising 61 Boeing 737s and 29 Airbus A320s. Air India Express invites guests with the proposition to ‘Fly As You Are’, using thoughtfully considered technology to enable flyers to personalise and take charge of their travel experience. The airline offers ‘Gourmair’ hot meals, comfortable seats, and a host of exclusive loyalty benefits with a sense of unique Indian warmth, and an award-winning digital experience on its mobile app and website, airindiaexpress.com.