Mysuru: With Hyderabad-based TruJet deciding to operate a 78-seater aircraft from Mysuru to Chennai daily from Sept.15 and uploading flight details on its website, MakeMyTrip, the leading player in online flight bookings in the country, as an inaugural offer where one-way ticket to Chennai from Mysuru is just Rs. 999. This is cheaper than the fastest and the best train from Mysuru to Chennai, the Shatabdi Express which cost Rs. 1,845 (First AC) and Rs. 945 (AC Chair Car).

Also, passengers from Mysuru, who wish to go to Hyderabad can also take this Chennai flight by paying another Rs. 3,000 as this flight will proceed to Hyderabad with a 20 minute stopover in Chennai.

While the train from Mysuru to Hyderabad take over 12 hours, this flight takes three hours and ten minutes  to reach Hyderabad and comes as a blessing to those who wish to visit Hyderabad from Mysuru.