National carrier Air India will launch a weekly night charter flight service between Kolkata and Port Blair, starting Thursday, to boost connectivity to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
The charter flight AI 3707 will depart from Kolkata at 2100 hours and arrive at Port Blair at 2300 hours.
The return flight AI3708 will leave Port Blair at 2340 hours and land back in Kolkata at 0125 hours, Air India said today.
The Wadia group-promoted GoAir currently operates night flights to Port Blair's Veer Savarkar International Airport from Bengaluru.
"Air India, in fact, had pioneered night landing operations in Port Blair, by carrying out safety risks assessment through a test flight to check the viability of the night operations to Port Blair," the Government-run carrier said.
Air India's charter flight services to Andaman and Nicobar would benefit the islanders by improving their connectivity to and from the mainland, it said, adding the move will enhance regional connectivity to remote locations and tier II cities where air connectivity is vital for survival.
