India 6 December 2016: To bolster the regional connectivity under its ‘Connecting India’ program, Alliance Air, wholly owned subsidiary of Air India is all set to commence operations with first ever flight to one of the oldest cities of Punjab, Bathinda from Delhi starting 11th December. The flight will be a boon for the city as currently there is no air connectivity offered to passengers from Bathinda.
Connecting Bathinda with Delhi, Alliance Air with first ever flight 9I 621 shall operate thrice a week on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday with its 70 seater ATR-72. The flight will take-off from Delhi at 1215hrs and reach Bathinda at 1345 hrs. The return flight 9I 622 will fly out from Bathinda at 1415 hrs and will reach Delhi at 1545 hrs.
This flight will immensely benefit residents of Bhatinda with seamless connectivity to other major domestic and international networks via Delhi. This flight will offer great convenience to many as Bhatinda is home to large number of Non Resident Indians living abroad, who often visits the city.
About Alliance Air:
Airline Allied Services Limited, a wholly owned Subsidiary of Air India Limited operates under the brand name ‘Alliance Air’. Commencing its operations from 15th April, 1996, Alliance Air flies to Tier- II & Tier –III cities connecting regional parts of India. To give regional connectivity a big push, Alliance Air started the programme ‘Connect India’ by operating flights to smaller cities across India from the hubs of Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Hyderabad & Bengaluru. Alliance Air provides connections to International stations through its hubs. The airline has a fleet of 8 ATR72 and 2 ATR 42 aircraft. Alliance Air currently operates flights to 33 destinations in India i.e., Agatti, Allahabad, Bengaluru, Bhavnagar, Bhopal, Bhuj, Dehradun, Delhi, Diu, Dharamshala, Gorakhpur, Guwahati, Gwalior, Hubballi, Hyderabad, Jabalpur, Jaipur, Jammu, Kochi, Kolkata, Kullu, Lilabari, Mumbai, Pantnagar, Pune, Raipur, Ranchi, Rajkot, Shillong, Silchar, Surat, Tezpur, Vijayawada and Vizag. For additional information visit airindia.in and/or follow us on Facebook/airindia and on Twitter - @airindiain.