More Air India flights from Tirupati
Currently, six flights operate from Tirupati, five to Hyderabad and one to Vizag
By : DC Correspondent
Update: 2015-07-05 02:41 GMT
Ongole: Air India will operate four more flights between Tirupati and Hyderabad from the third week of July for the convenience pilgrims, taking the number of flights between the two cities to nine. Currently, six flights operate from Tirupati, five to Hyderabad and one to Vizag. Tirupati airport director V. V. Rao said, “The Centre has given all the permissions to Air India to operate the flights between Tirupati and Hyderabad. We are also making necessary arrangements.” Though the construction of the Tirupati international airport is expected to be complete within two months, international airline operators have not applied to the Centre for permissions to operate flights to Tirupati.
Officials sources said that though the government has a proposal to extend air connectivity to Tadepalligudem, Kurnool and Kuppam, flights operators feel that there would little demand for flights on these routes.