Mangalore gets air connectivity with north Karnataka trade centre Hubballi, after an IndiGo flight from Hubballi landed at Mangalore International Airport with 48 passengers on May 1, Sunday. The Mangalore airport added yet another sector to its steadily growing list of domestic destinations in welcoming the maiden flight from Hubballi (HBX) on Labour Day. The response to the return inaugural flight too was encouraging with 36 passengers taking it.

The addition of the new destination comes on the back of MIA operating a flight to Delhi via Pune from March 28 as part of the summer schedule. Just like the one to Pune, IndiGo will operate the flights to Hubballi four times a week on Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, with flight 6E7189 (ATR) arriving at MIA at 6.05 p.m. and flight 6E7191 departing at 6.35 p.m.

The airport presented a traditional water cannon salute to the aircraft as it taxied into the parking stand. Captain Gurpreet Singh Sudan acknowledged this on behalf of his crew that included senior first officer Vinod Ranganath and cabin crew – Anandita Das and Sangami Mandal.