Air India Express expands domestic network to new holiday destinations: Jammu and Port Blair

Air India Express is further expanding its domestic network ahead of the holiday season by introducing new holiday destinations. Starting December 1, 2024, the airline will operate direct flights connecting Jammu to Delhi and Srinagar, as well as Sri Vijaya Puram (Port Blair) to Bengaluru and Kolkata.

The airline will operate 14 weekly flights to Delhi and Srinagar, running daily from December 1. The Jammu-Delhi flight will depart at 3:45 PM and arrive in Delhi at 5:20 PM. The return flight will leave Delhi at 10:45 AM, arriving in Jammu at 12:10 PM.

Between Sri Vijaya Puram and Bengaluru, Air India Express will also run daily flights. The flight will depart from Bengaluru at 10:50 AM and reach Sri Vijaya Puram at 1:15 PM. For the return journey, the flight will leave Port Blair at 1:50 PM, arriving in Bengaluru at 4:20 PM.

On the Sri Vijaya Puram-Kolkata route, the airline will operate two daily flights. The flights from Port Blair will depart at 8:35 AM and 12:20 PM, while the return flights from Kolkata will leave at 5:40 PM and 9:20 PM.

Delighted to announce the expansion of these new routes, Aloke Singh, managing director, Air India Express said: “The expansion of our domestic network to Jammu and Andaman Islands this holiday season is a testament to our effort to scale up our presence in domestic Indian market on the back of a rapidly growing fleet.”

Air India Express has recently added stations and capacity in the north-east and south, and now offer a compelling pan-India domestic product striving to live up to their mission of being India's Smart Connector. 

Further enhancing the convenience of travellers, Air India Express offers ‘Xpress Holidays’, a convenient platform that empowers travellers to book their entire vacation, including flights, accommodation, transport, and activities, in one place.

Additionally, the airline will also provide one-stop connectivity to nine domestic destinations in Jammu. This includes Bengaluru, Bhubaneshwar, Goa, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Mumbai, Pune, and Surat and three international destinations – Bahrain, Dammam, and Muscat.