Karipur: Connecting Kerala to Lakshadweep, IndiGo Airlines has announced direct daily flights from Calicut International Airport to Agatti via Kochi, from May 1 onwards. Meanwhile, the ticket booking has already begun. It is for the first time that an airline company has announced direct flights from Kozhikode to Agatti. IndiGo said that there will be daily services from Kozhikode to the beautiful archipelago. ATR (regional airplanes) aircraft that can carry up to seventy-eight passengers would be operated on this route.

The flight that departs from Karipur at 10.20 am reaches Kochi at 10.55 am. From here, the aircraft takes off at 11.25 am and lands at 1 pm in Agatti. On the same day, an aircraft departs from Agatti at 12.10 pm and reaches Kochi at 1.25 pm. The same flight takes off from Kochi at 1.45 pm and reaches Kozhikode at 2.30 pm. Currently, IndiGo also operates direct flights to Agatti from Bengaluru. This flight would return to Kozhikode via Kochi. Meanwhile, the flight that departs from Kozhikode via Kochi would return directly to Bengaluru. The ticket fare in the Kozhikode – Agatti flight would be Rs 5000 – 6000 per head.