Flights to Mangalore-Delhi

For the first time in the six-decade old history of Bajpe airport, there will be a direct flight to the national capital starting March 28.Alliance Air will operate this flight in a circular route, Delhi Mangalore Calicut Delhi. The first flight from Delhi will land here on March 28 at 8.10 am and depart to Calicut after half an hour stopover. It'll operate on six days, with Saturday off.

Air India manager Chellam Prasad told TOI that the 72-seater Bombadier Jet will operate on alternate days between Mangalore and Calicut. On the days the jet travels to Calicut first, it will arrive at Mangalore at 9.35 am and reach Delhi at 12.55 pm. During the flight's direct arrival to Mangalore, it will reach at 8.10 am and reach Calicut at 9.35 am.

The fare starts at Rs 4,800, whether circular or direct, with all seats being in the economy class.
The transformation of the table-top Bajpe airport from a single Indian Airlines flight between Bangalore and Mumbai in the '80s to a plethora of flights between these two destinations in the late '90s, has been amazing.It is said that Prime Minister Jawaharlal Lal Nehru had arrived by the maiden flight to Bajpe in 1951.The transformation started when the second runway of 8,045 feet, with the first being 5,330 feet, was commissioned in 2006. This also saw the landing of the first international aircraft from Dubai in October 2006.