Two more flights from Darbhanga from July 5

PATNA: Budget carrier IndiGo is to launch two direct flights from Darbhanga airport to Hyderabad and Kolkata from July 5. Darbhanga airport is one of the fastest growing ones in the eastern region in terms of passenger footfall.
IndiGo would be the second airlines after SpiceJet to start flight services from Darbhanga. The Kolkata-Darbhanga-Kolkata flight (6E-6919/6921) would land at Darbhanga airport at 2.25pm and depart from there at 2.55pm.The fight 6E-2923/2924 would touch down at Darbhanga at 12.15pm and take off for Hyderabad at 12.45pm.
Sanjay Kumar, chief strategy and revenue officer of the airlines, said, “We are pleased to have one of Bihar’s largest cities, Darbhanga, as our new domestic destination in 6E network. Increased connectivity between the three states will help promote trade and commerce in the region. IndiGo is committed to providing wider networks with an affordable, on-time, safe and hassle-free travel experience onboard our lean clean flying machine.”
Darbhanga airport is presently handling six flights on different routes, including Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai. With addition of two more flights, the number of aircraft movement will increase to eight.
The airport has recently started transporting the famous Muzaffarpur shahi litchi under Krishi Udan Scheme from May 30. Till June 5, around 16,225kg litchi has been transported to different cities in the country.