Air India on Thursday announced it will operate additional flights to Calcutta from four major cities during Durga Puja to meet greater travel demands.

Starting September 20, the airline will operate daily flights to Calcutta from Bengaluru and Hyderabad for nearly a month. The additional flight from Mumbai to Calcutta will begin on September 25.

The airline also increased the frequency to Calcutta from Delhi from August 15.

With these additions, Air India increased frequency on the Delhi-Calcutta route from 28 weekly to 35 weekly flights, and on the Mumbai-Calcutta route it will increase from 21 weekly to 28 weekly, the statement said.

The flights will operate at convenient times, providing greater choice and ease to travellers who plan to visit their loved ones during the joyous festive season, it said.

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