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Three new flights to connect Jaipur with Kolkata, Raipur, and Bhopal

The Air India flight from Jaipur to Kolkata will operate from October 16 and to Raipur via Bhopal will operate from October 28. Now, there will be five flights connecting Kolkata and Jaipur.

October 8, 2018, 4:28 pm

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Jaipur: Three new Air India flights connecting Jaipur with Kolkata, Raipur, and Bhopal will be introduced in October.

The Air India flight from Jaipur to Kolkata will operate from October 16 and to Raipur via Bhopal will operate from October 28. Now, there will be five flights connecting Kolkata and Jaipur.

Flight AI 737 to Jaipur will take off from Kolkata at 8.40 am and reach Jaipur at 11.10 am. The return flight AI 736 will take off from Jaipur at 12.20 pm and land in Kolkata at 3 pm.

From Kolkata, the flight will take off for Bangkok at 3:50 pm and arrive in Bangkok at 8.05 pm. It will be functional on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.

The flight from Jaipur to Raipur via Bhopal will be functional from October 28. This will be the first flight connecting Raipur and Bhopal to Rajasthan. People have been demanding for this route for a long time.

The flight will take off from Jaipur at 1:45 pm for Bhopal. After reaching Bhopal at 3:15 pm, it will depart from there at 3:45 pm and reach Raipur at 5:15 pm.

The incoming flight will leave Raipur at 5.45 pm and reach Bhopal at 7:25 pm. From Bhopal, it will leave for Jaipur at 8 pm and reach at 9:15 pm.

According to the officials of Jaipur airport administration, these new routes will make it easier for tourists and visitors to reach their destination easily and in a hassle-free manner as they will not have to wait long hours for connecting flights. The journey will be much easier and less time consuming for them.

First published: October 8, 2018