Diwali season is here, and people are travelling at a frenetic pace to meet relatives, or go on vacation to a new place with the intention of experiencing Diwali celebrated in a particular state.
To meet the ramped-up travel expectations, FLY91, India's pure play regional airline, announced direct daily flights connecting Pune-Goa and Pune-Jalgaon from October 27 onwards.
This will enable people to travel even last minute without the hassle of worrying about the nonavailability of flights, as the regional connectivity on the two routes has increased considerably.
Pune, as the cultural capital of Maharashtra, a centre for IT and ITES services and an education hub, will benefit enormously from this introduction of daily flights on the two routes. Residents of Pune planning to visit Goa will now have convenient direct outbound air-travel options.
The Pune-Goa route will facilitate ease of travel for students, leisure seekers and promote MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions) tourism in Goa, a leading holiday destination.
The Pune-Jalgaon route will support business and student travel tremendously. Tourists as well will have ease of travel to the Ajanta and Ellora caves, UNESCO-endorsed world heritage sites in Jalgaon.
Diwali, as a popular festival in Maharashtra, witnesses an exponential increment in travel activity. There are plenty of people who travel back to their ancestral homes to celebrate the festival of lights with family or to plan vacations.
"The commencement of daily flights along the Pune-Goa-Pune and Pune-Jalgaon-Pune routes signifies FLY91's commitment to improve regional connectivity between tier 2 and tier 3 cities across the nation. Better connectivity will usher trade and economic development and prosperity to these underserved regions," said Manoj Chacko, CEO and Managing Director FLY91.
Apart from providing this much needed beneficial service between the above routes, FLY91 will continue to ply its aircraft on the Pune - Sindhudurg route twice a week.
Based out of Manohar International Airport, Goa, FLY91 currently connects regional centres such as Pune, Jalgaon and Sindhudurg in Maharashtra, as well as Agatti in Lakshadweep and cities like Hyderabad.