Additional triweekly flight launched
Mysore/Mysuru: An additional flight to Chennai was flagged off from the Mysore Airport last evening to bolster trade and tourism between the two cities. Now the people of Mysuru have an option to fly to Chennai in the morning by Alliance Air 9I568 at 11.30 am and be back to Mysuru by IndiGo 6E7238 at 7.30 the same evening.
The flagging-off ceremony was held in the presence of Mysuru Deputy Commissioner Dr. Bagadi Gautham and members of Airport Advisory Committee C. Narayanagowda, C.A. Jayakumar, Mahesh Shenoy and Bhagyashree Bhat.
This additional flight will be a triweekly flight — Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays — connecting Mysuru and Chennai. Airport Director R. Manjunath said though the service began on Aug. 12, many people were not aware of the flights and this is why it was decided to hold a formal event.
Alliance Air is operating a 70-seater aircraft to connect the two cities. The flight from Chennai departs at 9.25 am to reach Mysuru at 11 am and the flight from Mysuru leaves at 11.30 am to reach Chennai at 1 pm.
“People can go to Chennai in the morning and return the same day and this convenient facility is available three days a week and they can return to Mysuru through an Indigo flight that operates daily between the two cities,” Manjunath added.
Manjunath said that as there was a demand for connectivity from Mysuru to Tirupati, Shirdi and Mangaluru, discussions were on with air operators who are suggesting the operation of flights to Mumbai from Mysuru via Mangaluru. Also, business community is seeking a flight to Ahmedabad and it will be worked out in near future, he added.
The new connectivity in addition to existing connectivity to Bengaluru, Chennai, Kochi, Goa, Hubballi and Hyderabad aims to play a pivotal role in the enlargement of airspace connectivity and cater to the increasing demand of Mysureans.
Mysore Airport is witnessing a steady growth in passenger movement since 2019, which might have dampened during the pandemic but has bounced back quickly once the skies reopened to public. The figures have crossed pre-pandemic levels and are expected to increase with the addition of new routes.
This suggests that the so called Mysoreans arr really Tamils who have settled in Mysore, who never learn Kannada. They will never allow Kannadigas to settle in Chennai without learning Tamil. Mysore for Kannadigas is finished.
Headline of the news item is gross misleading the public. How can one return the same day. When the flight reaches Chennai, apparently a Metro at 1:00pm. Airport formalities viz., bag pick up and walk out of the airport takes till at-least 1:30pm. By the time we reach any reasonable destination in the city only by 2:30pm. With a short lunch break, one can start their work/discussion/meeting only by 3:00pm (on an express mode) and finish their engagement by 4:00pm, max so that they can catch the 7:30pm flight. Literally 1 hour or less is what one gets to work in Chennai.
So, the title of the post is mischevous and misleading. Hail Star of Mysore.
Instead an early morning flight from Mysore, which arrives at Chennai by approx 10:00am, can be considered fit for the same day return.
Airlines may have reasons for operating efficiency and schedule, but news writer/editor should have better operating sense when they approve such titles.
No Need to run this infernal service.
Why go to a dreadful and filthy place like Chennai at all?