Lucknow, March 2 -- Air India Express launched direct flights from Hindon Airport in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday (March 1), March 1, with the inaugural flight departing for Goa. In a statement, the airline announced that it will operate 40 weekly flights from Hindon, offering direct connections to Bengaluru, Chennai, Goa, Jammu, and Kolkata.

Air India Express is the first airline to operate from the two airports in the national capital region -- Hindon (HDO) and Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL).

"Hindon serves a vast catchment area covering Eastern and Northern geography of the Delhi NCR, besides Ghaziabad and western parts of UP," Air India Express Managing Director Aloke Singh said.

The airline operates over 400 flights daily....