Air India Express to Introduce Bangalore-Mangalore Flight

Bangalore, Oct 31 (PTI): Air India Express will introduce a new flight between Bangalore and Mangalore with effect from November 9.

The four-days-a-week flight, IX 508, will leave the city at 7.15 pm on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays to reach Mangalore at 8.15 pm, the airline said in a statement.

"For Bangalore passengers this flight will provide a convenient connection to Dubai by flight IX 813 leaving Mangalore at 10 pm," it said.

The incoming flight from Mangalore IX 805 will leave Mangalore on these four days at 5.15 pm to reach here at 6.15 pm, the airline said here.

Air India's good performance in October

Mumbai, Oct 31 (IANS): National carrier Air India carried a record 34,911 passengers on a single day Oct 28 on its domestic network, an official said here Wednesday.

This month (till last Sunday), Air India carried over 30,000 passengers in a single day seven times - Oct 18, 19, 20, 21, 26, 27 and 28.

Compared to this, last year, it had achieved this benchmark (carrying over 30,000 passengers in a single day) on just 10 occasions.

Last Monday (Oct 29), the carrier achieved a 95 percent seat factor on the domestic sector and 69 percent on the international sectors from New Delhi.

The northern region also notched 90 percent seat occupancy on the domestic sectors and 68 percent in the international sectors.

October also saw Air India's 'flying returns', a frequent flyer programme crossing the one million mark and continuing to grow with 400 new members being added daily.