IndiGo announces Kolkata-Phuket flight from Dec 27

Starting December 27, low-cost carrier IndiGo will begin operating direct flights between Kolkata and Phuket, the airline said on Friday.This will be IndiGo's second direct flight to Phuket, following Delhi.The new route will expand IndiGo's global network and cater to the growing number of tourists from India to Thailand, the airline said in a statement. "We are pleased to further expand our network into Thailand, from Kolkata, now adding a daily flight to Phuket in addition to the existing 11 weekly flights to Bangkok. IndiGo remains committed to providing an affordable, on-time, courteous, and hassle-free travel experience across our extensive network," he said.According to the statement, the addition of this new route will enhance accessibility for tourists to Phuket from the eastern part of the country.The route will strengthen trade, commerce and tourism between India and Southeast Asia. Kolkata, India's first metropolitan city and a regional hub for Indian tourists, is rapidly enhancing its overall infrastructure to meet the growing demand for travel from the region to Southeast Asia, it said.According to the airline statement, the Kolkata to Phuket flights will operate on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.On Mondays Tuesdays and Fridays, flight 6E 1901, will depart from Kolkata at 6 am and reach Phuket at 10.40 am, on Wednesdays and Saturdays the flight will take off from Kolkata at 6.50 am and reach Phuket at 11.35 am.