Air India Express to be first airline to operate from two airports in NCR, announces flights from Hindon

MUMBAI: Air India Express’s entry into Hindon will make it the only carrier to operate to both the NCR airports. “Besides operating over 280 flights a week from Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI) in New Delhi, AIX will be operating from Hindon Airport, ensuring enhanced connectivity to/from other cities in Western UP, Uttarakhand and Haryana,” the airline said.
Hindon’s strategic location within the National Capital Region (NCR) ensures seamless access for travellers based out of Central and Eastern Delhi, Noida, Alipur, Agra, Baghpat, Bulandshahr, Dadri, Dasna, Dehradun, Faridnagar, Hapur, Haridwar, Khekra, Loni, Meerut, Modinagar, Muradnagar, Noida, Nangloi Jat, Pilkhuwa, Panipat, Rishikesh, Saharanpur, and Sonipat, it added.
The airline said the inaugural fares would start from Rs 5,134 and are currently available for purchase on its website, mobile app and other major booking channels.
Speaking about the announcement, Aloke Singh, Managing Director, Air India Express, said, "Our network expansion is focussed on enhancing connectivity across the rapidly growing domestic and short-haul international market, particularly the new and underserved routes.
The maturity and size of major metropolitan areas in India can support secondary airports, spreading the benefits of air connectivity and further stimulating growth. We believe the launch of our flights from Hindon is a pioneering effort towards this direction.
It will benefit travellers from an extended catchment area, even beyond Delhi NCR, including Western Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himachal and Haryana. The new services will complement our operations from the primary airport serving Delhi NCR, providing convenient options.”
Air India Express said it will operate two daily-direct flights from Bengaluru and a daily direct flight each from Kolkata and Goa to Hindon, Delhi NCR. Passengers travelling from these cities to Central, North & East Delhi, as well as other destinations in the National Capital Region, as well as a host of tourist & spiritual destinations in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Haryana can now conveniently access these flights, while mitigating traffic congestion in the National Capital Region, the airline said.
Air India Express, is a subsidiary of Air India and a part of the Tata group. It operates over 380 daily flights, connecting 32 domestic and 14 international airports, with a fleet of 74 aircraft, comprising 46 Boeing 737s and 28 Airbus A320s.