Now fly direct from Delhi to coaching hub Kota
Maiden flights from KotaDelhi commenced from Kota airport on Wednesday.
Kota airport, established by Ex Royals of Kota, prior Independence, had landing facility for VIP flights or charter plains till August last year, when to and fro flights between Kota and Jaipur were started by the state government. Amid the growing demand, a direct commercial flight service between Kota and Delhi was flagged off today.
Kota MP Om Birla, who made regular efforts to start flight operation from Kota airport inaugurated
KOTA:
the flight, operated by Supreme Airlines.
“Flights between Jaipur and Kota has been extended to Delhi where the aircraft would leave from Jaipur airport at 6 am and reach Kota at 6.45 am and will depart from Kota airport for Delhi at 7 am and reach Delhi at 8.30 am”, he said.
On the return leg, the aircraft would depart from New Delhi for Kota at 5 pm and reach Kota airport at 6.30 pm and later fly from Kota airport at 6.45 pm for Jaipur and reach Jaipur at 7.30 am.
Birla said that efforts were underway to expand air connectivity from Kota to other cities, including Indore and Ahmedabad. A one-way trip from Kota to Delhi will cost ₹5,499. The air service from Kota to Delhi will be available six days a week — from Monday to Saturday.
One of the passengers of KotaDelhi flight, Rakesh Jain said, “There was demand for flights from Kota to Delhi. It is matter of great pleasure that the government has finally started flights from Kota to Delhi from today”.