Mangalore International Airport Introduces Non-Stop Flight to Tiruchirappalli International Airport in Tamil Nadu Starting April 3

The Mangalore International Airport (MIA) has introduced a non-stop flight to Tiruchirappalli International Airport in Tamil Nadu. The non-stop service, once-a-week, will operate on Wednesday (From TIA) and Thursday (From MIA), starting April 3. Air India Express will operate the flight.

The flight IX 1498 will depart every Thursday at 5am from MIA to TIA. The TIA-MIA flight IX 1499 departs at 12.50pm. It is a one-hour nonstop flight. The same flights will also operate nonstop between Jeddah and MIA. The non-stop flight IX 499 will depart MIA at 2.50pm and reach King Abdulaziz International Airport, Jeddah at 6.25pm. The IX498, will depart from Jeddah at 7.25pm and reach MIA early at 3.40am.

The flight is expected to help those taking up a pilgrimage to Vailankani shrine. The airline will deploy Boeing 737-800 aircraft with a 186-seater all-economy configuration on this route.