Ahmedabad: Air India Express has commenced direct flights from Ahmedabad and Chandigarh to Bengaluru, enhancing connectivity from these cities to the country’s tech capital. The airline will operate twice-daily services from Chandigarh and daily services from Ahmedabad, with the Ahmedabad–Bengaluru service increasing to twice daily from September 16, 2025, offering greater convenience for both business and leisure travelers. This network expansion also includes upcoming services between Dehradun and Bengaluru, set to commence from September 15, 2025.

The inaugural flight from Chandigarh, flagged off by Aloke Singh, Managing Director of Air India Express, departed Chandigarh Airport at 16:40 hours and is scheduled to land in Bengaluru at 19:40 hours. The first Ahmedabad–Bengaluru flight took off at 11:00 hours and arrived at 13:25 hours.

Speaking at the launch from Chandigarh Airport, Aloke Singh said, “Our new routes from Ahmedabad, Chandigarh, and soon Dehradun to Bengaluru reflect our commitment to creating meaningful connections between state capitals and major metros. With thoughtfully curated fares including our cabin-bag-only Xpress Lite fare, comfortable seats, hot meals onboard, and our unique ‘Tales of India’ aircraft liveries, we deliver a warm, distinctly Indian travel experience with every flight. This expansion is another step towards building our pan-India network serving leisure and business travelers with efficiency.”

The company stated that with these new flights, passengers from Ahmedabad can access convenient one-stop connections via Bengaluru to 26 domestic destinations and three international destinations, while passengers from Chandigarh can connect to 22 domestic destinations and Kathmandu. Bengaluru is the largest domestic hub of Air India Express, with over 405 weekly flights connecting 34 domestic destinations.

The airline’s new Boeing aircraft VT-BXB, featuring a livery inspired by Punjab’s Phulkari textile pattern, operated the first flight from Chandigarh. Air India Express has launched more than fifty such tail arts on its new aircraft as part of its ‘Tales of India’ initiative, which pays tribute to India’s vibrant artistic heritage, the company added. DeshGujarat