New direct flight between Dubai and Kolkata

Monday, 17 February 2020 20:03

Passengers travelling between Dubai and the Indian city of Kolkata now have more options.

The low-cost carrier Indigo has launched daily direct flights on the route.

The new service on Airbus 320 arrived at Dubai International’s (DXB) Terminal 1 on Sunday.

India is DXB's single largest destination country in terms of contribution to traffic with nearly 12 million passengers in 2019.

A total of eight airlines currently operate 554 flights every week from DXB to 21 destinations across India.

Customers now have more options of travelling between Dubai and Kolkata thanks to the launch of daily direct services by IndiGo from DXB Terminal 1 🇦🇪🛫🇮🇳 @IndiGo6E pic.twitter.com/WzpViqGvzr
— DXB (@DXB) February 17, 2020

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