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Commercial flights from Orvakal airport from today
Commercial flights from Orvakal airport from today
- IndiGo will start flights to Bengaluru, Vizag and Chennai by which around 260 passengers are expected fly in and out of the airport
- Tourism may get a boost as the district has famous temples like Ahobilam and Mantralayam as well as Nallamala forest and Belum caves which high potential
Kurnool: At least 260 passengers are set to fly in and out of the new Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy Airport located at Orvakal near Kurnool in the state on Sunday, March 28, when regular commercial flight operations are scheduled to start.
IndiGo will launch flights to Bengaluru, Visakhapatnam and Chennai from the airport in Rayalaseema starting Sunday.
Direct flights to the three destinations will be operated under Udan, the regional connectivity scheme (RCS).
Fifty-two passengers are expected to arrive from Bengaluru to Kurnool airport, whose identification code has been designated as KJB.
Likewise, 66 flyers will take off from Kurnool airport to Visakhapatnam and 31 passengers booked their tickets to fly in to the Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy airport from Visakhapatnam.
Similarly, 63 passengers are scheduled to fly from Kurnool airport to Bengaluru airport in neighbouring Karnataka.
Sixteen flyers are expected to fly in from Tamil Nadu's Chennai to Kurnool.
Finally, 32 more passengers are scheduled to return from Kurnool to Chennai.
Flights from Kurnool will enhance accessibility to more avenues for tourists as well as government officials travelling to and from the judicial capital.
With the newly established air connectivity, famous temples such as Ahobilam and Mantralayam as well as Nallamala forest and Belum caves and others will attract tourists, making these attractions more accessible.
Kurnool will play a vital role in the state's connectivity and infrastructure as it will be a node in the upcoming Hyderabad-Bengaluru Industrial Corridor.
The YSRCP government trifurcated the capital city, with a plan to establish the judicial capital in Kurnool, legislative capital in Amaravati and executive capital in Visakhapatnam.
