Budget airline Air Asia India on Thursday announced a non-stop flight connecting Kolkata, Bhubaneswar and Pune. Bookings for these flights are open for sale and flights will be in service from 24th January 2021.
By starting this route, Air Asia has become the only airline to offer direct/non-stop flights between Bhubaneswar and Pune.
Speaking about the launch, Mr. Ankur Garg, Chief Commercial Officer, AirAsia India, said “We are delighted to announce the launch of new flights connecting Kolkata, Bhubaneswar and Pune. The flights are scheduled to ease the convenience of flying, with our fly-thru service enabling a connection between Kolkata and Pune. AirAsia India started operations from Bhubaneswar on 1-Aug-2017 and now connects Bhubaneswar to all our four hubs, i.e. Bengaluru, Mumbai, New Delhi and Kolkata. We have been strengthening our relationship even more recently, working with the State Government and others during the lockdown to ferry migrants home to Odisha from across the country including Kochi, Mumbai, Imphal, Guwahati, Bagdogra, Jammu and Port Blair as part of our Umeed Ki Udaan (Flights of Hope) initiative.”
Here is the Schedule of Flights commencing from 24th January’ 2021:
| Flt No. | From | To | Frequency(6X weekly) |
| I5 911 | Kolkata | Bhubaneswar | Mon, Tue, Wed, Thurs, Fri, Sun |
| I5 911 | Bhubaneswar | Pune | Mon, Tue, Wed, Thurs, Fri, Sun |
| I5 912 | Pune | Bhubaneswar | Mon, Tue, Wed, Thurs, Fri, Sun |
| I5 912 | Bhubaneswar | Kolkata | Mon, Tue, Wed, Thurs, Fri, Sun |
Along with Bengaluru, New Delhi and Mumbai, Kolkata is also the hub of AirAsia India.
With the aim of offering affordable travel, the airline recently launched a number of routes to consolidate its network across the country.
AirAsia India currently connects Kolkata with Bengaluru, Mumbai, New Delhi, Hyderabad, Imphal, Bagdogra, Bhubaneswar and Chennai.
The airline also connects Bhubaneswar with Bengaluru, New Delhi, Mumbai and Pune. Pune with Jaipur, New Delhi, Bhubaneswar and Bengaluru. The Pune-Jaipur route is another unique offer from AirAsia India. This makes AirAsia India the only airline that offers flight services on this route.
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