Hubballi: For the first time, the North Karnataka region got the air service by a bigger aircraft (A319), that too on the much-awaited Hubballi-Mumbai route, when the Air India’s Bengaluru-Hubballi-Mumbai flight service began from the officially inaugurated upgraded Hubballi Airport on 12th December, Tuesday.

In its inaugural journey connecting ‘Chota Mumbai’ with Mumbai, the 124-seater had 34 passengers from Hubballi. In the return direction, 37 passengers traveled from Hubballi to Bengaluru on this flight, the officials said. The ticket price from Hubballi to Mumbai is Rs 3,840. For the inaugural journey of this flight, passengers were welcomed with flower bouquets at the new terminal on Tuesday afternoon.

This tri-weekly service is available on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays. As per the schedule, the flight will depart Bengaluru at 12:00 noon, land in Hubballi at 12:50 pm, depart at 1:25 pm and reach Mumbai at 2:30 pm. In the return direction, it will leave Mumbai at 3:25 pm, land in Hubballi at 4:35 pm, depart at 6:10 pm, and reach Bengaluru at 7:00 pm.