The summer schedule introduced by airlines out of Mangalore International Airport (MIA) from March 28 has been offering a lot of travel options to both in domestic and international passengers. This has increased the footfall of passengers in both the sectors. Summer schedule has seen domestic flight movements increase from 97 to 108 from May 1. Passengers in the last 10 days at MIA confirm the increasing trend for both business and pleasure travel.

Places, including Guwahati, Jaipur, Bagdogra (West Bengal), Kolkata, Hubballi and even Delhi are reachable either through direct, or short-layover flights. While Guwahati opens the gates to the tourist havens in the North-East, namely, Guwahati, Shillong, Tsomgo Lake in Sikkim – all well connected by surface transport, Jaipur via Mumbai and Bengaluru serves Rajasthan on a platter to the tourists. A trip to Bagdogra via Bengaluru will bring passengers closer to Darjeeling, Chalsa, Siliguri, Guwahati, Kaziranga National Park, and rest of North-East. Through flight to Kolkata via Bengaluru will also bring one closer to Bagdogra, Siliguri and Chala. Weekly 4 flights to Hubballi will bring Gokarna, Jog Falls, and Hampi closer.