IndiGo's new flights: IndiGo's announcementcomes amid rising competition among the airlines.IndiGo announced three new international and 20 domestic flight connections.
IndiGo will operate daily non-stop flights between Mumbai and Jeddah, and between Mumbai and Abu Dhabi with effect from June 5, 2019, the airline said in a press release.
From July 5, 2019, it will operate daily non-stop flights between Mumbai and Dammam (Saudi Arabia).
Jeddah and Dammam are the newly-introduced international destinations on IndiGo's network while Abu Dhabi is an existing destination, the statement noted.Additionally, IndiGo will operate 20 domesticflights from Mumbai connecting different cities across India, starting from April 15, 2019.Flight No.OriginDestinationFrequencyEffectiveDepartureArrival6E 1831MumbaiJeddahDaily5-Jun-1912:3515:206E 1832JeddahMumbaiDaily5-Jun-1916:200:206E 1835MumbaiAbu DhabiDaily15-May-196:208:056E 1834Abu DhabiMumbaiDaily15-May-1923:304:206E 1837MumbaiDammamDaily15-Jul-197:359:156E 1838DammamMumbaiDaily15-Jul-1910:3016:306E 5371MumbaiVadodaraDaily15-Apr-195:056:256E 5372VadodaraMumbaiDaily15-Apr-197:008:156E 5373MumbaiPatnaDaily15-Apr-199:0511:356E 5374PatnaMumbaiDaily15-Apr-1912:0514:456E 5375MumbaiHyderabadDaily15-Apr-1915:2516:556E 5376HyderabadMumbaiDaily15-Apr-1917:4019:256E 5377MumbaiKochiDaily15-Apr-1920:4522:456E 5377MumbaiNagpurDaily4-May-1920:4522:206E 5378MumbaiVaranasiDaily15-Apr-195:157:406E 5379VaranasiMumbaiDaily15-Apr-198:2011:006E 5381MumbaiBhopalDaily15-Apr-1912:1513:406E 5382BhopalMumbaiDaily15-Apr-1914:1015:356E 5383MumbaiBengaluruDaily15-Apr-1916:3018:206E 5384BengaluruMumbaiDaily15-Apr-1921:1023:206E 5385KochiMumbaiDaily15-Apr-194:256:356E 5385NagpurMumbaiDaily5-May-195:006:356E 5386MumbaiIndoreDaily15-Apr-197:158:406E 5387IndoreMumbaiDaily15-Apr-199:4511:106E 5388MumbaiNagpurDaily15-Apr-1911:5013:256E 5389NagpurMumbaiDaily15-Apr-1915:3017:056E 5391MumbaiChennaiDaily15-Apr-1918:0520:15(As mentioned on IndiGo's press release)According to the IndiGo statement, the new flights are designed to cater to business and leisure travellers who are constantly on the lookout for new and affordable flying options.
Bookings for the flights are open via airline's official website, goindigo.in, with immediate effect, the airline added.IndiGo's announcementcomes amid rising competition among the airlines operating in the country's civil aviation market.Meanwhile,aviation regulator DGCA or Directorate General of Civil Aviation has requested airlines to augment the number of flights, news agency Press Trust of India reported quoting officials.The airlines have been asked to bring an "immediate" and "medium-term" plan on the number of flights as airfares continue to rise.Get the latest election news, live updates and election schedule for Lok Sabha Elections 2019 on TheIndianSubcontinent.com/elections.
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