Doha: AI Express to Fly Twice a Week to Mangalore from Oct 29

Alexis Castelino
Daijiworld Media Network - Doha (GA)

Doha, Sep 11: Air India Express has announced a new winter schedule of flights to Mangalore which will come into effect from October 29, 2012.

Speaking exclusively to Daijiworld Qatar correspondent Air India Express Qatar manager Jagmit Singh said that beginning from October 29 AI Express will fly twice a week to Mangalore on Mondays and Fridays. The winter schedule will be in effect from October 29, 2012 to March 29, 2013.

Jagmit Singh

The AI Express flight will depart Doha at 1430 hours (2.30 pm) and will arrive at Mangalore at 2105 hours (9.05 pm). The departure from Mangalore International airport will be at 12 noon and arrival at Doha International airport will be at 1330 hours (1.30 pm local time).

On special request from Daijiworld to schedule the flights a little earlier from Doha in order to facilitate early landing in Mangalore, Jagmit Singh assured that he would try his best to convince the authorities keeping in mind that early landing will ease problems of a large number of passengers who need to travel to far-off places from Mangalore to reach their homes. He has already submitted a written request with AI headquarters in this regard, he said.
 
Daijiworld has also put forward a request to operate the flight on Sundays instead of Mondays so that people coming back from vacation can resume their duty immediately.

As of now AI Express will stick to the current schedule of one-flight-a-week on Wednesdays, till October 27, 2012.