VIJAYAWADA: Vijayawada international airport is soon going to have one-stop connectivity to Kochi. A private airline service has come forward to operate flight to Kochi via Tirupati from March 1. This apart, the Vijayawada airport is going to get connectivity to Tier II and Tier III cities across the country. Flight services from the newly inaugurated Kurnool airport to Vijayawada, Hyderabad and other cities will be launched from the first week of March. Apart from increasing the existing domestic services, officials of the AP Airports Development Corporation Limited (APADCL) are going to open tenders for Vijayawada-Dubai direct flight services on February 26.
Speaking to TNIE, G Madhusudhan Rao, Director of Vijayawada airport, said, “The footfall at the Vijayawada airport is constantly increasing and the passengers are also welcoming the services to newer cities. For the first time, we are launching one-stop flight service to Kochi via Tirupati. On this route, this is the first service to Kochi and the second service to Tirupati. Also for Bangalore there will be an additional service.”
