A passenger who booked his ticket from Visakhapatnam to Chennai was puzzled when the tatkal booking went into ‘wait list’ within minutes.
“I booked tatkal ticket by the Visakhapatnam – Chennai Superfast express for Monday (June 22) on the previous day and got WL – 32. The berths were given up to WL-19 and my ticket got cancelled,” says B. Aditya, a native of Visakhapatnam, who is employed in Chennai.
“I had no other option but to try my luck in the Bhubaneswar – Chennai weekly express on Thursday (June 25). It showed ‘Remote WL’ and I did not want to take a chance. The berths for this train (return direction) are placed in the ‘General WL’ from Chennai to Vizag but in the ‘Remote WL’ from Vizag to Chennai,” he says. This highlights the need for an originating daily direct train from Vizag to Chennai.
Air Asia is keen on launching its second direct flight from Vizag to Bengaluru. “The existing daily flight is being operated in the evenings. They have sought the morning slot for the second flight,” Airport Director Vinod Kumar Sharma told The Hindu . IndiGo is already operating direct flights from Vizag to Bengaluru daily in the evenings and another service in the afternoons for three days a week directly and for the other four days via Bhubaneswar. SpiceJet is operating direct flights six days a week from Vizag to Bengaluru and is said to be planning one more flight between these two cities. Air Costa is operating a daily morning flight between these two cities.
Air Costa on Monday celebrated its millionth passenger on board at Bengaluru International Airport. Speaking on the occasion, Capt. K.N. Babu, CEO of Air Costa, said: “We are excited on achieving the first milestone of flying one million passengers. It is Air Costa’s way of making our guests feels special.”
