Indigo to start flights between Kolkata and Jharkhand's newly-built Deoghar airport

Indigo on Friday announced that it will start flights between Kolkata and Jharkhand's Deoghar from July 12.

Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on June 29 granted aerodrome licence to Deoghar airport in Jharkhand, allowing it to handle narrow-body aircraft such as A321 and B737.

As per the airline, the Kolkata-Deoghar flights will operate four times each week from July 12.


Sanjay Kumar, Chief Strategy and Revenue Officer of Indigo said, "These new flights will enhance connectivity and significantly reduce transit time between Kolkata and Deoghar, from 7.5 hours to less than 1.25 hours."

"The increased access to Deoghar, home to Baba Baidyanath Temple, Trikuta Parvata, Rama Krishna Mission Vidyapith and Naulakha Mandir, will also boost religious tourism in the region," he further added.