Regional carrier Star Air announced on Sunday that it will begin direct flight services from Kolhapur to Bengaluru, Hyderabad, and Nagpur starting May 15. The airline currently operates 16 weekly flights—both direct and connecting—from Kolhapur to Ahmedabad, Mumbai, and Tirupati.
This expansion will increase Star Air’s Kolhapur network to seven destinations, with weekly flights rising to 28. Starting May 15, the airline will upgrade its existing Mumbai-Kolhapur-Mumbai and Kolhapur-Ahmedabad-Kolhapur routes, replacing the 50-seater Embraer ERJ-145 aircraft with the larger 76-seater ERJ-175 aircraft, which will also feature business class.
The roll out of new air servic-es from Kolhapur is part of the Kolhapur-headquartered diversified Sanjay Ghodawat Group’s airline’s summer schedule net-work expansion plan, as per a statement.
Beginning June 3, it will oper-ate 32 weekly flights from Kolhapur across seven destinations Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Tirupati, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Nagpur, and Kishangarh, the airline said.
“Our expansion from Kolhapur marks a strategic move to con-nect more regional centres. With our growing fleet, Star Air is poised to keep bridging the con-nectivity gapacross India’s heart-land,” said Captain Simran Singh Tiwana, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Star Air.
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