Mysuru, Aug. 7 -- Sources at Mysore Airport told Star of Mysore this morning that flight operations have significantly declined, with only IndiGo flights on the Hyderabad-Mysuru-Hyderabad and Chennai-Mysuru-Chennai routes

currently active. Services to other destinations - including Bengaluru, Kochi, Goa, Belagavi, Hubballi and Kalaburagi - have been suspended by the respective operators.

Following the inauguration of the access-controlled Mysuru-Bengaluru National Highway-275, demand for flights to Bengaluru has dropped to zero. Private airlines are reportedly unwilling to operate on this route due to poor occupancy.

"Airlines used to pay the Airports Authority of India (AAI) to operate from Mysore Airport. With the sharp reduction in ...