Mangalore: Schedule Change in Air India to Dubai
Mangaluru,
Nov
10:
The
departure
time
of
the
daily
Air
India
Express
flight
to
Dubai
from
Bajpe
Airport
has
been
temporarily
revised,
Chellam
Prasad,
Air
India
Manager.
"Due
to
the
Haj
season,
many
Air
India
Express
aircrafts
have
been
used
to
cater
to
the
Haj
pilgrims.
Hence
the
departure
of
Air
India
Express
from
Mangalore
has
been
rescheduled
to
10
am,
instead
of
12
noon.
This
arrangement
will
continue
until
the
first
week
of
January
once
Haj
season
is
over." informed
Chellam
Prasad.
However,
there
is
no
change
in
the
depurture
time
from
Dubai
to
Mangalore.
When
asked
about
the
latest
reports
about
Mangalore's
direct
connection
to
Saudi
Arabian
airports,
she
said
that
a
clear
picture
would
emerge
only
after
the
Haj
season
is
over.
At
the
moment
there
are
no
confirmed
plans.
she
said.
Speaking
about
the
ongoing
economic
melt
down,
she
said
that
it
had
very
little
impact
on
Air
India
Express
passenger
flow
from
Gulf.
"There
is
the
usual
demand
for
seats,
and
all
flights
are
reasonably
booked
on
Air
India
Express
to
Mangalore
airport"
Although
she
could
not
confirm
if
the
Dubai
-
Mangalore
timing
would
remain
the
same
even
after
the
Haj
rush,
reliable
sources
from
Air
India
Express
told
daijiworld,
that
there
will
be
a
major
re-shuffle
in
the
departure
timings
from
Dubai
and
Mangalore.
It
is
believed
that
the
Mangalore
-
Dubai
flight
is
expected
to
take
off
during
the
evening
hours,
and
Dubai
-
Mangalore
flight
is
expected
to
depart
at
midnight
reaching
Mangalore
early
morning.
The
formal
announcement
may
be
made
around
first
week
of
January
09,
if
approved
by
the
Airport
authority.
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