Alliance Air To Operate Delhi-Bathinda Flights Thrice Every Week From Oct 9

Bathinda Airport which halted several domestic flights operations since the COVID-19 pandemic, will resume its operations with a flight to Delhi starting on October 9. The flight will be run by Alliance Air, which is a branch of Air India and will operate three times a week on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. The initial fare will be Rs 2,000 and the travel time will be an hour and 10 minutes.

The Delhi flight will be the second service from Bathinda, after Flybig launched a flight to Hindon on September 13 last month under the Regional Connectivity Scheme. However, the Hindon flight has only 17 seats and an average occupancy rate of 50 per cent. The Ludhiana flight, also part of the scheme, was scrapped due to a lack of air traffic clearance.

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The beginning of flights to Delhi will offer a lot of convenience to businessmen and people from nearby districts who had to spend 6 to 7 hours travelling by train or bus earlier. It will also benefit those who want to take further connecting flights from Delhi Airport. 

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Officials stated that plans are being made to start a flight to Jammu from Bathinda, which is expected to be operational in the next two to three months. In a bid to start operations similar to pre-covid times when Air India flights used to fly to Delhi and Jammu from Bathinda with full capacity.