A Lucknow-based company has come forward to provide intra-State connectivity by operating flights between the three airports of the State. Initially, the flights to be operated by Awadh Ifraland Ltd using a 9 seater Cessna aircraft Grand Caravan will be from Thiruvananthapuram to Kozhikode and back daily. The maiden flight of the company will take off from Thiruvananthapuram international airport at 7 a.m. to Kozhikode on January 23.
There will be daily morning and evening flights in the Thiruvananthapuram-Kozhikode sector. Later, the flights will be introduced in Thiruvananthapuram-Kochi sector and via Kochi to Mangalore and Coimbatore. The airline is offering seats for Rs. 2,999 in the Thiruvananthapuram-Kozhikode leg and Rs. 1,800 in the Thiruvananthapuram-Kochi sector.