Daily flights to Hyderabad, Chennai from Feb 20

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, February 13

Chandigarh will get its first daily direct flight to Hyderabad and the first daily connecting flight to Chennai from February 20, the low-cost carrier, IndiGo, announced here yesterday.

These will be among the 20 new flights which IndiGo is launching to cities with a high demand.

“With growing demand from the South, IndiGo has reoriented its focus by introducing additional to and fro flights connecting Hyderabad and Chandigarh; Chennai and Chandigarh; Chennai and Hyderabad; and Chennai and Kochi effective February 20,” said Aditya Ghosh, President and Whole Time Director, IndiGo.

According to the flight schedule, the first daily direct flight from Hyderabad will take off at 11.10 am and land in Chandigarh at 1.45 pm while from Chandigarh, the flight will depart at 2.15 pm and reach Hyderabad at 4.35 pm. A one-way trip will cost Rs 2,999.

Similarly, the first daily flight from Chennai to Chandigarh will take off at 9.30 am and land here at 1.45 pm via Hyderabad while from Chandigarh, it will leave at 2.15 pm and reach Chennai at 6.55 pm via Hyderabad. The fare from Chennai to Chandigarh will be Rs 4,152 while from Chandigarh, it will cost Rs 4,059.

With this, as many as 32 new domestic flights will start from the city, beginning February 20.