In a first, FlyBig launches flight service from Hyderabad to Gondia

FlyBig will be the first airline to connect Gondia with a scheduled commercial aircraft to other metro cities, making it their 14th UDAN destination.

NewsBharati    15-Mar-2022 12:42:57 PM
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Gondia, March 15: FlyBig Airlines launched its maiden flight service from Hyderabad to Gondia in Maharashtra to boost transport connectivity. The service is a UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik) initiative, aiming to boost regional connectivity to travelers to Tier-II and Tier-III cities.

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FlyBig will be the first airline to connect Gondia with a scheduled commercial aircraft to other metro cities, making it their 14th UDAN destination. This is also Gondia’s first flying route, as it had previously not been connected to any other Indian airport.
 
 
The daily FlyBig Flight no. S9401 will depart from GMR Hyderabad International Airport at 06:20 hrs. The return Fly Big Flight no. S9402 will arrive at Hyderabad at 13.50 hrs.

The flight services from Hyderabad to Gondia will operate all days of the week. With this service, the number of domestic destinations from Hyderabad International Airport has reached 70 and before the Covid, the number was 55.
 
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The FlyBig inaugural flight took off from the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad to Gondia yesterday.

FlyBig is a regional airline based in Indore, MP. It is promoted by Gurugram-based Big Charter Private Limited. The airline began operations in December 2020 and is focused on connecting Tier-II cities within India. FlyBig will be connecting Gondia under the RCS-UDAN scheme from the govt of India.
 
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Speaking on the occasion, Union Minister for Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya Scindia said that the UDAN scheme is fulfilling the Prime Minister’s dream of providing air services to the common man. “Under UDAN, 405 routes have already been made operational. The Indore-Gondia-Hyderabad route will connect Indore with the two states Maharashtra and Telangana,’’ he added.

Launched in 2016, UDAN scheme aims to fulfil the aspirations of the common man by following the vision of ‘Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik’ with an enhanced aviation infrastructure and air connectivity in tier II and III cities. In a short span of 5 years, the scheme has benefited over 80 lakh people. It has also immensely benefited several sectors pan-India including hilly States, north-eastern region and the islands.