Friday 11 August 2017

Air India Express launches flights to Madurai and Delhi from Singapore on 16 September 2017

Report by : Gan Yung Chyan
                  / KUCINTA SETIA
Distributed to All Press & Travel Professionals



Air India Express announced that it is launching Changi Airport's first direct scheduled flight to Madurai on 16 September 2017. On the same day, the Singapore flight to Madurai is extended to Delhi.

On 15 September 2017, Air India Express flight IX684, which first departs from Delhi at 7 pm, arrives in Madurai at 10.15 pm, takes off from Madurai to Singapore at 11.15 pm and arrives in Singapore Changi Airport Terminal 2 at 6.15 am on 16 September 2017. At 10.40 am on 16 September, it takes off from Singapore for Madurai  and touches down in Madurai at 12.25 pm under flight IX683.

IX683 will continue to operate on the journey to Delhi at 1.50 pm and arrive in Delhi at 5.05 pm on 16 September 2017.

The Singapore-Madurai-Delhi flights are operated on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays while the Delhi-Madurai-Singapore flights are conducted on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays according to Air India Express. Tickets are open for sale at www.airindiaexpress.in.

Madurai is the second Indian destination that Air India Express opens in 2017 after Kolkata in the first quarter of this year. It is located in Tamil Nadu state. With its history that dates back to the third century BC, Madurai is India's answer to Oc Eo of Vietnam as it has lots of Indian historical relics that are related to the Roman Empire trade routes. Notable tourist destinations to visit in Madurai include Meeakshi Amman Temple and Kazimar Big Mosque.

Madurai is mentioned in the works of ancient Roman historians such as Pliny the Younger and Ptolemy.

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