(MENAFN- Adfactors PR) 30 January 2025, Bengaluru: In response to the surge in travel demand for the Maha Kumbh, Air India Express is expanding its network to Varanasi with new and enhanced connections. The airline will commence daily direct flights between Delhi and Varanasi from 5th February 2025. Additionally, Bengaluru–Varanasi flights will increase from three to four per day, while Hyderabad–Varanasi, which already operates daily, will see the addition of thirty more flights in February and March, providing more travel options for pilgrims and visitors.
Travellers can now book these flights on the airline’s award-winning website, , mobile app, and other booking channels.
Schedule from 5th February 2025 (All timings are local)
Departure Arrival Departure Time Arrival Time Frequency
Delhi Varanasi 19:35 21:20 Daily
Varanasi Delhi 21:50 23:25 Daily
Schedule of the additional flight from 5th – 12th February 2025 (All timings are local)
Bengaluru Varanasi 06:30 09:15 Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Varanasi Bengaluru 09:55 12:40 Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Commenting on the launch of Delhi –Varanasi route and enhancement of operations to Varanasi, Dr. Ankur Garg, Chief Commercial Officer, Air India Express, said: "Varanasi, the gateway to the Maha Kumbh and a revered cultural hub, remains a key part of our growing network. With these additions, we now operate 48 weekly flights from Varanasi, offering direct connectivity to Bengaluru, Delhi, Hyderabad, and Mumbai, along with convenient one-stop access to 19 other destinations, including Chennai, Kochi, Goa, and Srinagar. Internationally, we connect Varanasi to Sharjah with direct flights and offer one-stop connections to Abu Dhabi, Dammam, Jeddah, and Muscat. This expansion reflects our commitment to providing more travel options while ensuring an experience enriched with the warmth of Indian hospitality for those embarking on this significant spiritual journey."
From Delhi: Air India Express operates about 325 weekly flights from Delhi connecting directly to 18 domestic destinations including Ayodhya, Bagdogra, Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar, Goa, Guwahati, Gwalior, Indore, Jaipur, Jammu, Kochi, Lucknow, Mangaluru, Mumbai, Pune, Ranchi, Srinagar, Surat, and Varanasi and four international destinations: Bahrain, Dammam, Muscat, and Sharjah. Additionally, the airline provides one-stop connectivity to 14 domestic destinations: Agartala, Chennai, Dibrugarh, Dimapur, Hyderabad, Imphal, Kannur, Kolkata, Kozhikode, Patna, Sri Vijaya Puram (Port Blair), Thiruvananthapuram, Vijayawada, and Visakhapatnam and seven international destinations including Abu Dhabi, Bangkok, Doha, Dubai, Jeddah, Kuwait, and Riyadh.
From Bengaluru: Air India Express operates about 420 weekly flights from Bengaluru connecting directly to 28 domestic destinations: Amritsar, Ayodhya, Bagdogra, Bhubaneshwar, Calicut, Chennai, Delhi, Goa, Guwahati, Gwalior, Hyderabad, Indore, Jaipur, Kochi, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mangaluru, Mumbai, Patna, Pune, Ranchi, Sri Vijaya Puram, Surat, Thiruvananthapuram, Varanasi, Vijayawada, and Visakhapatnam and two international destinations including Abu Dhabi and Dammam. The airline also offers one-stop itineraries connecting Bengaluru to six domestic destinations including Agartala, Dibrugarh, Dimapur, Imphal, Jammu, and Srinagar. And 14 international destinations including Al Ain, Bahrain, Bangkok, Doha, Dubai, Jeddah, Kuwait, Muscat, Phuket, Ras al Khaimah, Riyadh, Salalah, Sharjah, Singapore .
From Hyderabad: Air India Express operates 208 weekly flights connecting Hyderabad with direct flights to 20 domestic destinations, including Bagdogra, Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Goa, Guwahati, Gwalior, Indore, Jaipur, Kochi, Kolkata, Lucknow, Patna, Pune, Srinagar, Surat, Thiruvananthapuram, Varanasi, Vijayawada, Vishakhapatnam as well as Dammam, Jeddah, Riyadh and Phuket internationally. Additionally, Air India Express offers convenient one-stop connectivity from Hyderabad to 13 other domestic destinations, including Agartala, Amritsar, Ayodhya, Calicut, Delhi, Dibrugarh, Dimapur, Imphal, Kannur, Mangaluru, Mumbai, Port Blair, Ranchi, and 10 international destinations including Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Bangkok, Doha, Dubai, Kuwait, Muscat, Ras Al Khaimah, Sharjah and Singapore.
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