This will probably be IndiGo’s second direct flight to Phuket, following Delhi.
Kolkata:
Beginning December 27, low-cost service IndiGo will start working direct flights between Kolkata and Phuket, the airline stated on Friday.
This will probably be IndiGo’s second direct flight to Phuket, following Delhi.
The brand new route will develop IndiGo’s international community and cater to the rising variety of vacationers from India to Thailand, the airline stated in a press release.
“We’re happy to additional develop our community into Thailand, from Kolkata, now including a day by day flight to Phuket along with the present 11 weekly flights to Bangkok. With this new route, IndiGo will now function 93 weekly flights between India and Thailand,” the assertion quoted Vinay Malhotra, head of worldwide gross sales at IndiGo, as saying.
“Phuket, Thailand’s largest island, is thought for its serene seashores and cultural variety, and the nation’s visa-free coverage for Indian residents is anticipated to drive even larger demand. IndiGo stays dedicated to offering an reasonably priced, on-time, courteous, and hassle-free journey expertise throughout our intensive community,” he stated.
In keeping with the assertion, the addition of this new route will improve accessibility for vacationers to Phuket from the jap a part of the nation.
The route will strengthen commerce, commerce and tourism between India and Southeast Asia. Kolkata, India’s first metropolitan metropolis and a regional hub for Indian vacationers, is quickly enhancing its general infrastructure to satisfy the rising demand for journey from the area to Southeast Asia, it stated.
In keeping with the airline assertion, the Kolkata to Phuket flights will function on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.
On Mondays Tuesdays and Fridays, flight 6E 1901, will depart from Kolkata at 6 am (IST) and attain Phuket at 10.40 am (native time), on Wednesdays and Saturdays the flight will take off from Kolkata at 6.50 am and attain Phuket at 11.35 am. On Sundays, the flight will depart at 6.50 am and land in Phuket at 11.40 am.
The return flight, 6E 1902, on Mondays and Tuesdays will depart Phuket at 11.40 am and attain Kolkata at 1.20 pm. On Wednesdays and Saturdays, it is going to take off from Phuket at 12.35 pm and attain Kolkata at 2.20 pm. On Fridays, it is going to depart Phuket at 11.55 am and land in Kolkata at 1.40 pm, whereas on Sundays the flight will take off from Phuket at 12.40 pm and land in Kolkata at 2.20 pm, the assertion stated.
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