The pilgrimage town of Tirupati is now only 70 minutes away for the residents of Kalaburagi and neighbouring towns as StarAir commenced flights between the two cities from Monday.
The route was inaugurated by Kalaburagi MP Dr Umesh Jadhav in the presence of officials from Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) and Airport Authority of India (AAI). Senior executives from Star Air and Sanjay Ghodawat Group were present.
The flight will be operated on every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. It will take off from Kalaburagi airport at 9.55 am and land at Tirupati at 11 am. The return journey will begin from Tirupati at 2.25 pm and end at Kalaburagi at 3.30 pm.