GoAir to launch daily evening flight connecting Srinagar to Delhi from June 15

Budget carrier GoAir will launch a daily evening flight service connecting Srinagar to the national capital from next month as part of its network expansion plans.

The proposed flight, which is scheduled to commence operations from June 15, will make GoAir the only carrier to have evening services to and from Srinagar.

"Effective June 15, the GoAir flight G8 229 will take off from Delhi at 16:50 hours and arrive in Srinagar at 18:10 hours while the return flight G8 228 will take off from Srinagar at 18:40 hours and arrive Delhi at 20:05 hours," the airline said in a release here.

With the commencement of this flight, the Wadia Group- promoted no-frills carrier will be the only airline with last arrival and departure in the valley, it said.

According to the airline, there was a long-standing demand from local authorities, leisure travellers and various trade organisations for operating flights post 6 pm in the valley.

"Srinagar has been a focus city for GoAir since long and it has always served the valley with first arrival and last departure flights for the last three summer seasons. With this new flight, GoAir will now serve Srinagar to Delhi 6 times non-stop," GoAir Chief Executive Officer Wolfgang Prock- Schauer said.

The budget carrier currently operates across 23 destinations with over 975 weekly flights and approximately 2,000 plus connections weekly.

The new evening flights will help local traders and officials transiting between Srinagar and Delhi, the airlines said, adding leisure travellers can now spend more time in the valley before heading back home.