Indigo to start one-stop Kolkata London flight from October 26

Kolkata, Oct. 17 -- IndiGo Airlines has decided to start Kolkata-London direct flight service from October 26, conceding a long-standing demand of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to resume aerial connectivity between the UK and Kolkata.

Banerjee during her visit with a business delegation from the state in March to the UK has appealed to the Indian High Commission for starting a direct flight between London and Kolkata. For now the private airliner IndiGo has decided to start a one-stop flight via Mumbai from October 26 onwards.

The absence of a direct flight from Kolkata to London has forced travelers to take connecting flights from other states like Delhi or Mumbai, or even from international hubs such as Dubai or Qatar, lead...