Air India Express Commenced Operations of The Direct Flights Between Mangalore & Jeddah

Air India Express commenced operations of the direct flights between Mangalore and the port city of Jeddah in Saudi Arabia on April 3, Wednesday.

Jeddah is the eighth International destination served by Mangalore International Airport (MIA). The inaugural leg of the weekly flight IX 797 from Mangalore to Jeddah flew in from Tiruchirappalli as IX 1499, also a new domestic connection for Mangalore.

The airport presented a rose, a certificate, and a pouch of assorted dry fruits to passengers who boarded the inaugural flight. It gave a traditional welcome to flight IX 1499 skippered by Captain Anmol Deep Sin Padda when it arrived from Tiruchirappalli. Captain Padda later steered the inaugural flight to Jeddah with a new set of crew. The flight from Tiruchirappalli to Jeddah via Mangaluru operates every Wednesday and the return flight on Thursday