Kalaburagi Airport set to restart regular flights Wednesday,with daily trips linking the city to Bengaluru. Airport Director Kishore Killampalli announced it Monday at a press conference .
After recent upgrades and getting regulatory nods,airport ready for commercial flights . The daily service runs Bengaluru-Kalaburagi-Bengaluru. First flight leaves Bengaluru at 6:30 a.m.,reaches Kalaburagi at 7:40 a.m. Return flight departs at 8:10 a.m.,lands in Bengaluru by 9:20 a.m. Aimed at offering convenient morning travel both ways.
Star Air will use its Embraer E175 aircraft,76 seats designed for regional hops. Killampalli mentioned Directorate-General of Civil Aviation team did a detailed inspection and safety check 15 days ago,clearing it for safe operations.
Right now,only one airline flies out of Kalaburagi. But Killampalli said they're working to bring in more carriers,expand routes . Will this boost air links between Kalyana Karnataka and Bengaluru? Travelers hope so…
