Mangaluru: Mangaluru and Hubballi will have flight connectivity from May 1, according to Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Coal and Mines Pralhad Joshi.

A release from the Delhi office of the Minister, who is also a Member of Parliament from Dharwad, said on Friday that IndiGo will operate its flight between Hubballi and Mangaluru four days in a week. In addition, the airline will operate a flight between Mysuru and Hubballi three days in a week from May 3.

The Minister said that he had requested the airlines to connect Mangaluru and Mysuru with Hubballi. Now, it has agreed to operate flight services, as there is a need to connect Hubballi with the two cities.

Mr. Joshi said that he thanked the management of the airlines and Union Minister for Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya Scindia for making his request a reality.