Air India considering flights between Mangalore and Gulf region

New Delhi, May 12 (UNI) Air India will explore the possibility of operating flights between Mangalore in Karnataka and several points in the Gulf region with the augmentation of the fleet, Union Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel today said.

Mr Patel said the requests for introduction of direct flights from Mangalore to Kuwait was examined and Air India Express had commenced its three-weekly return flights from Mangalore to Dubai.

Air India was planning to increase the frequency to six weekly flights shortly. A feasibility study was under process for operating flights from Abu Dhabi and Muscat in the next phase, Mr Patel told senior Congress MP from Karnataka Mr B Janardhana Poojary in a letter.

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