Trivandrum: Thiruvananthapuram International Airport today announced that Indigo airlines has started a new one-stop daily flight service from Thiruvananthapuram to Kolkata, West Bengal. The flight (6E-6169) departs from the Thiruvananthapuram domestic terminal at 01.40 PM and arrives in Kolkata at 6 PM via Chennai. The return flight (6E-563) departs from Kolkata at 08:15 AM and arrives in Thiruvananthapuram at 01.05 PM.
Earlier, passengers had to take two flights to travel in the Thiruvananthapuram-Kolkata sector. With the introduction of the new service, travel time will be reduced from 7.30 hours to 4.30 hours. The service will also benefit tourists and regular travellers to and from North East to the Southern tip of India. Non-stop service from Thiruvananthapuram to Kolkata is also being considered, according to a press release from TIA.