IndiGo on Thursday announced that it will become the first airline to start commercial flight operations from Noida International Airport on June 15, with direct flights to over 16 domestic destinations, including Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Amritasar and Srinagar.
“IndiGo will gradually offer direct flights connecting Noida International Airport to over 16 destinations across India, including major metro cities like Bengaluru and Hyderabad, as well as Tier 2 and Tier 3 destinations including Amritsar, Chandigarh, Dharamshala, Jaipur, Lucknow, Navi Mumbai, Pantnagar, Srinagar, among others,” the airline said in a statement.
The airline said flight bookings are gradually opening on IndiGo’s official website, mobile app and through authorized travel partners.
“We are pleased to announce the launch of our operations from Noida International Airport (NIA), the third airport in the National Capital Region (NCR). Strategically located on the Yamuna Expressway, NIA will be the new gateway to western Uttar Pradesh, along with NCR. India’s major metropolitan areas are maturing to support multiple airports, and IndiGo is proud to contribute to this development by serving all three in the NCR – IGI, Hindon, and now NIA. As we continue to expand our operations, we remain committed to delivering Affordable, on-time and hassle-free travel experiences across our unparalleled network,” said Alok Singh, Chief Strategy Officer, IndiGo.
Among the largest new airport projects in India, Noida International Airport aims to eventually be a major gateway for domestic and international travellers. The airport has been developed with an integrated multi-modal vision, supported by extensive road and rail links that will connect Delhi-NCR with the wider Western Uttar Pradesh region.
The airline said it will operate inaugural flights on Lucknow-Noida (6E 2278), Noida-Bengaluru (6E 2278), Bengaluru-Noida (6E 2279) and Noida-Lucknow (6E 2279) sectors.
It also said that it will start daily flights on Noida-Hyderabad-Noida and Noida-Amritsar-Noida sectors from June 15, followed by daily services on Noida-Bengaluru-Noida and Noida-Jammu-Noida routes from June 16.
From July 1, the airline said it will operate flights on Navi Mumbai – Noida – Navi Mumbai, Noida – Srinagar – Noida, Noida – Jodhpur – Noida, Noida – Dharamshala – Noida, Noida – Dehradun – Noida, Noida – Bareilly – Noida, Noida – Kishangarh – Noida, Noida – Jaipur – Noida, Noida – Lucknow – Noida. Noida-Pantnagar-Noida and Noida-Chandigarh-Noida sectors.
