Indigo has announced nonstop flights connecting Kolkata with Dubai and Doha. Daily direct flights connecting Kolkata with Dubai and Doha will be effective February 16 and March 1 onwards, respectively.

Kolkata has experienced a growth of 13.3 per cent in foreign tourist arrivals (FTA) numbers between April-December 2019. The addition of these flights will further boost international traffic to the ‘city of joy’.

Flight No.

Origin

Destination

Frequency

Effective

Departure

Arrival

6E 1775

Kolkata

Doha

Daily

Mar 1

0900

1225

6E 1776

Doha

Kolkata

Daily

Mar 1

1325

2030

6E 1775

Kolkata

Doha

Daily

Mar 29

0700

0945

6E 1776

Doha

Kolkata

Daily

Mar 29

1045

1815

6E 1331

Kolkata

Dubai

Daily

Feb 16

0755

1145

6E 1332

Dubai

Kolkata

Daily

Feb 16

1300

1850

6E 0027

Kolkata

Dubai

Daily

Mar 29

0740

1105

6E 0028

Dubai

Kolkata

Daily

Mar 29

1205

1815

“Dubai as a destination, witnessed the highest outbound traffic from India on 6E network in 2019, and these new connections will help us cater to and stimulate demand for outbound travel to and from Kolkata. Over the last few years, Kolkata has emerged as a well-known tourist destination, witnessing domestic as well as international tourist growth. These flights will not only promote economic growth and social cohesion but are also a step towards creating corridors of connectivity from the middle east to South East Asia, with Kolkata as the gateway,” says Ronojoy Dutta, chief executive officer, Indigo

Indigo already connects Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Mangaluru, Chennai, Chandigarh, Kochi, Kozhikode, Amritsar and Trivandrum with Dubai; and Delhi, Mumbai, Kochi, Hyderabad, Chennai and Kozhikode with Doha.

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