Air India Express launches new flight to Mangalore

Air India Express, the low-cost version and a subsidiary of Air India, has expanded its services from Bahrain, with a third flight to Mangalore each week, on Thursdays.
This is in response to growing demand on the Mangalore sector especially from the region of Karnataka and part of Kerala, said Air India manager for Bahrain and Jordan D Debesh.
"The timing of this flight will be of convenience to all our passengers as the departure would be at 7.25am," he told the GDN.
"The flight arrives in Mangalore at 3.45pm. This flight originates from Mumbai at 5.30am and arrives in Bahrain at 6.20am on its onward flight to Mangalore.
"Since the departures and arrivals are daytime, passengers who are connecting for interior points of Karnataka/Kerala will be immensely benefited."
Similarly on the return sector, the flight from Mangalore would be departing at 4.30pm and arriving Bahrain at 6pm. The same flight departs at 6.45pm from Bahrain on its way to Mumbai via Doha and arrives Mumbai at 2am.
The new frequency to Mangalore is in addition to the Sunday and Tuesday frequencies. The Mumbai/Bahrain/Mumbai flights of Saturday have been cancelled with effect from last Saturday.
As per the new schedule, there will be four flights a week to Cochin, three each to Mumbai, Mangalore and Calicut and one to Trivandrum.
21/05/07 Soman Baby/Gulf Daily News, Bahrain

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