AirAsia India will launch two new daily flights from Bagdogra – one linking Calcutta in the morning and the other connecting Delhi in the evening – from May.
“AirAsia India will launch a flight to Delhi in the evening from May 1 and a service to Calcutta in mornings from May 11. The flights would largely help passengers who intend to reach here from Calcutta in the morning and reach Delhi late in the evening,” said Rakesh Sahay, the Bagdogra airport director.
The new flights were announced after the Instrumental Landing System (ILS) was commissioned at Bagdogra on March 29.
The authorities have also started bringing in additional CISF personnel to ensure that the airport functions for 16 hours a day, that is from 6am to 10pm.
As of now, the last flight leaves Bagdogra at 6.25pm and it is bound for Delhi. The new flight by AirAsia India will leave Delhi at 4pm and reach Bagdogra at 6.15pm. In the return direction, it will take off at 6.45pm and land at Delhi at 9.20pm.
The first flight from Calcutta lands at 11.45am and the first service to the Bengal capital takes off at 12.30pm.