Low cost air carrier, IndiGo recently announced addition of two new domestic destinations to its network. While Aizawl was added as its 62nd domestic and 85th overall destination; Agra emerged as its 63rd destination and 86th overall destination in its network. The recent addition of these two eminent destinations comes in the wake of airline’s company’s plan to strengthen its connectivity in the region alongside promoting the trade and tourism through increased mobility. With the recent additions, Mizoram will be the sixth amongst the eight north-eastern sister states whereas Agra will be the fifth city in Uttar Pradesh to be connected by the low-cost carrier. Besides, the airline company also announced commencement of daily nonstop flights on Agra-Bangalore route from March 5th onwards.
Recently, the airline launched 15 new flights including operations on 6 new RCS routes with 4 of them exclusive to IndiGo. The routes under the Regional Connectivity Scheme include Gorakhpur-Prayagraj (exclusive), Prayagraj-Gorakhpur (exclusive), Aizawl-Agartala (exclusive), Agartala-Aizawl (exclusive), Varanasi-Bhubaneshwar and Bhubaneshwar-Varanasi. The new routes will be serviced by ATR aircraft. The introduction of these flights will further bolster the airline’s connectivity in the Tier II cities.
