Akasa Air on Thursday started daily flight services from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International (NSCBI) Airport in Kolkata, the airline said in a statement.
The eastern metropolis is the airline’s 17th destination and the second in West Bengal after Bagdogra.
The airline started non-stop flights between Kolkata and Guwahati and Bengaluru. In the inaugural flight, 174 passengers travelled from Kolkata to Assam’s largest city and 167 arrived in Kolkata from the Karnataka capital.
On a daily basis, the airline’s flight will arrive in Kolkata from Bengaluru at 5.15 pm and leave for Guwahati at 5.55 pm.
