Delhi and Mumbai airports operated 173 and 109 international flights respectively on Sunday as international flight operations resumed after two years.
The flight will operate twice a week i.e. on Mondays and Saturdays.
Direct flight from Vijayawada to Sharjah will start from today i.e. 31st October. This statement was made by Machilipatnam MP and Airport Advisory Committee Chairman V Bala Shourie.
The flight will operate twice a week i.e. on Monday and Saturday, he told the news agency. Apart from this, he also told PTI that a flight to Muscat and a flight to Kuwait will also operate every Saturday from Vijayawada airport.
Talking about the Vijayawada to Sharjah flight, India's first international budget airline Air India Express will start direct international flights on this route from today.
A press release from the operator said that the inaugural flight is scheduled to take off on October 31 at 06.35 pm. The opening fare for the Vijayawada-Sharjah sector starts at ₹13,669, while for the Sharjah-Vijayawada sector starts from AED 399.
Alok Singh, CEO, Air India Express said, “We are delighted to announce the first international service of Air India Express between Vijayawada and Sharjah. After two difficult years of the pandemic, the India-Gulf aviation sector has made a smart recovery. For those traveling to the United Arab Emirates, especially to Dubai and the Northern Emirates, direct service to Sharjah will be a huge advantage, in a good way. With flight from."
Presently, Air India Express is the only airline that provides international services in and out of Vijayawada.
In addition to Sharjah, Air India Express flies from Vijayawada to Muscat and Kuwait with B737-800 NG aircraft, which have comfortable seats, an on-board meal service besides pre-ordered hot meals and in-house mobile charging. Seat power is offered. Device.
