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Air India Express Expands.
🟢 From the 1st of December, Air India Express Adds 6x Weekly Service to Pune Operated by the 737 MAX 8
CCU - PNQ / 1020 - 1300 / IX1673
PNQ - CCU / 1350 - 1620 / IX1674
🟢 Total Operations on Kolkata - Pune becomes 8x Weekly.
With a Whopping 24% VAT on Aviation Turbine Fuel, Kolkata has the Highest Taxation on ATF Out of All Indian Metro Cities ⛽️
The Government of West Bengal should take into Consideration the moves made by other States, and Work on Reducing this VAT.
Kolkata Aero Hub retweeted
Pujo '26 Flight Operations | In Numbers 📊
🟢 175x Daily Departures by Indian Carriers
🟢 15x Daily Departures by Foreign Carriers
🟢 380 Daily Air Traffic Movements (ATMs)
🔺 21x Less Daily Departures v/s Pujo '25
🔺 42 Less Daily ATMs v/s Pujo '25
Pujo '26 Flight Operations | In Numbers 📊
🟢 175x Daily Departures by Indian Carriers
🟢 15x Daily Departures by Foreign Carriers
🟢 380 Daily Air Traffic Movements (ATMs)
🔺 21x Less Daily Departures v/s Pujo '25
🔺 42 Less Daily ATMs v/s Pujo '25
Kolkata - London Heathrow, Soon?
🟢 Air India has been Allocated Slots for Kolkata - London Heathrow in Winter ‘26
🟢 In All Likelihood, if Operated, London will be Served 3x Weekly with a 2-Class 787-8 from Kolkata
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More Flights this October!
🟢 From the 1st of October, Indian Carriers will be Adding 180x Weekly Departures, or 26x Daily Departures from Kolkata
🟢 While Most of these are Resumptions, there’s a fair share of Additions. More Flights will be Added in the 2nd Week of October.
Kolkata - Bangkok, Now Upgraded!
🟢 From the 1st of October, Thai Airways will Upgauge its Bangkok Service onto their Brand-New A321neo, which will be Maintained in Winter as-well.
🟢 THAI will also be Adding 3x Weekly Additional Flights to Bangkok from Early-November.
This Year, Kolkata is Losing Non-Stop Flights to 5 Cities, Courtesy of IndiGo Ending Flights to the Following Cities 👇
🟢 Amritsar
🟢 Itanagar
🟢 Deoghar
🟢 Darbhanga
🟢 Ho Chi Minh City
Kolkata - Noida, Now Non-Stop!
🟢 Akasa Air will Launch Daily Flights to Noida eff 1OCT2026 👇
DXN - CCU / 1030 - 1250 / QP1569
CCU - DXN / 1330 - 1550 / QP1570 // 737 MAX
🟢 With this, Kolkata will be Connected to All 3 Airports of Delhi NCR - Hindon, Jewar, and Palam.
Just a Reminder, Kolkata isn’t getting any ‘New’ International Flights this Pujo, whatever Media Outlets & Infra Handles Might Claim.
What we’re getting are Resumptions, which were planned from the day they were stopped. In-fact, we’re losing a Destination, Ho Chi Minh City.
SpiceJet’s Pujo Special Flights from Kolkata.
🟢 2x Daily to Port Blair
🟢 2x Daily to Bagdogra
🟢 ~3x Daily to Mumbai
🟢 3x Daily to Bengaluru
🟢 ~4x Daily to New Delhi
14x Daily Departures Planned Tentatively between 10th & 24th October, 2026.
Akasa Air Winter Additions from Kolkata.
🟢 1st Daily to Noida
🟢 3rd Daily to Bengaluru
🟢 2nd Daily to Ahmedabad
🟢 2nd Daily to Navi Mumbai
🟢 Port Blair Upped to Daily
3️⃣ Kolkata Based 737 MAX 8 Planned Tentatively
Akasa Air October Additions from Kolkata.
🟢 Ahmedabad Resumes
🟢 Port Blair Increases to Daily
🟢 Mumbai Increases to 4x Daily from 3x Daily
🟢 Bengaluru Increases to 2x Daily from 1x Daily
🟢 Navi Mumbai Increases to 2x Daily from 1x Daily
2️⃣ 737 MAXs Parked Overnight!
Pujo Flights are Here.
🟢 Between 1st October & 24th October, Air India Express will be Operating Daily, Non-Stop Flights to Delhi.
DEL - CCU / 1635 - 1910 / IX1524
CCU - DEL / 1945 - 2220 / IX1525
🟢 Kolkata - Delhi will be Seeing 26x Daily Flights in October.
Kolkata Aero Hub retweeted
Kolkata’s 2nd Airport at Kalyani Appears to be No Longer a Dream! 🇮🇳
As Per Documents on FB, ~2000 Acres have been Identified at Kalyani, Located just beside the Banks of the Hooghly River & the University of Kalyani!
Two Parallel Runways are Planned as per the Document.
Finally! Kolkata Airport is Gearing Up for a Major Expansion! 🤩
🟢 8 MARS, & 1 Code C Stands to be Built
🟢 Dual Taxiway System Opposite T2 Intl Wing
🟢 International Pier to be Extended, Adding 5 Bays
🟢 Expansion on the West, Adding 6 Bays for Private Jets
h/t @BhatAnvesh
