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Alliance Air links Shirdi to Mumbai and Hyderabad

Mumbai: Alliance Air, the wholly owned subsidiary of Air India, on Tuesday linked the pilgrimage town of Shirdi to Mumbai and Hyderabad with an ATR 72 aircraft.

The first flight AI 9654 from Shirdi to Mumbai was flagged off by honourable President Ram Nath Kovind .Minister for Civil Aviation Ashok Gajpati Raju and the Chief Minister of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis launched the flight by giving away the boarding passes to passengers along with our CMD Rajiv Bansal and senior Air India officials.
The flight from Mumbai to Shirdi and return will operate daily with an ATR 72 aircraft. Flight AI 9653 will depart Mumbai at 0830 hours to reach Shirdi at 0915hrs and the return flight will depart Shirdi at 0945 hrs to arrive in Mumbai at 1105 hrs on Wednesday,Friday and Sundays. On Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturdays the flight AI 9653 will leave Mumbai at 1520 hrs to arrive in Shirdi at 1605 hrs and leave Shirdi at 1630 hrs to arrive in Mumbai at 1715 hrs.
The flight from Hyderabad to Shirdi and return will operate on all days except Thursdays with the ATR 72 aircraft. The flight AI 9869 will leave Hyderabad at 1410 hrs to arrive in Shirdi at 1600 hours and the return flight AI 9870 will depart Shirdi at 1630 hrs to arrive in Hyderabad at 1815 hrs.
This flight will also give a boost to tourism and will fulfill a long standing demand of travellers to this pilgrimage town.These new connections by Alliance Air will lend a further boost to the national carrier's "Connect India" mission. For more information, and our various promotional offers, passengers can also log on to: www.airindia.in or call toll free number 1800 180 1407.

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