Air India Express has launched direct flights from Ahmedabad and Chandigarh, connecting directly to Bengaluru, according to an official statement today, September 1.
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 travellers. This network expansion also includes upcoming services between Dehradun and Bengaluru, set to commence from September 15, 2025.
At 16:40, the first flight from Chandigarh was launched by Aloke Singh, Managing Director of Air India Express. It is scheduled to arrive in Bengaluru at 19:40. The first aircraft from Ahmedabad to Bengaluru departed at 11:00 and reached its destination at 13:25. The first visitor was given a commemorative boarding card at a celebration held at Chandigarh Airport to commemorate the milestone.
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“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 travellers with efficiency,” said Singh.
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 which has a livery inspired by Punjab’s Phulkari textile pattern was deployed to operate the first flight from Chandigarh. The airline has launched more than fifty such tail arts each on its new aircraft as part of its ‘Tales of India’ initiative, which pays tribute to India’s vibrant artistic heritage.
Air India Express flights from Bengaluru
Air India Express operates more than 405 weekly flights from Bengaluru connecting directly to 34 domestic destinations including Ahmedabad, Ayodhya, Bagdogra, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Dehradun, Delhi, Goa, Guwahati, Gwalior, Hindon, Hyderabad, Indore, Jaipur, Jammu, Kannur, Kochi, Kolkata, Kozhikode, Lucknow, Mangaluru, North Goa, Patna, Pune, Ranchi, Srinagar, Sri Vijaya Puram (Port Blair), Surat, Thiruvananthapuram, Tiruchirappalli, Varanasi, Vijayawada, and Visakhapatnam and three international destinations – Abu Dhabi, Dammam, and Kathmandu.
Additionally, the airline provides one-stop connectivity to five domestic destinations: Agartala, Dibrugarh, Dimapur, Imphal, and Mumbai, and 14 international destinations, including Al Ain, Bahrain, Bangkok, Doha, Dubai, Jeddah, Kuwait, Muscat, Phuket, Ras al Khaimah, Riyadh, Salalah, Sharjah, and Singapore.
