Indigo flights have started operating at Mopa, the new international airport of Goa. The first flight on this route took off on Thursday. Significantly, on December 11, PM Narendra Modi had inaugurated this beautiful international airport built in North Goa.
If you live in Delhi and are thinking of going to Goa to party with friends. But the time taken in this journey of 1900 kilometers is becoming a problem for you, then this news is for you. Actually, now you can complete this journey in less than three hours. Indigo Airlines has started operations from New Goa International Airport (Mopa, North Goa) from Thursday.
Indigo’s 76th domestic destination
Indigo started flights on this route with a direct flight between Hyderabad-Goa after the second airport in Goa became operational. With this, it became the 76th domestic and 102nd overall destination of the airline’s 6E network. The company will operate 168 weekly flights between Mopa and 8 domestic destinations namely Hyderabad, Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, Pune, Jaipur, Ahmedabad.
Easy access to these places in Goa
Indigo Airline has started these operations in view of increasing demand due to the popularity of Goa and to provide more and economical options to the customers. Expressing happiness over this launch, IndiGo CEO Peter Albers said, “We stand by our promise of affordable fares, on-time performance and hassle-free service, connecting customers to the places they love. After landing at this airport, travelers will have easy access to tourist attractions such as Chapora Fort, Vagator Beach, Anjuna Beach, Fort Aguada, Baga Beach, Candolim Beach.
This is the timing of main flights
If you look at the timing and time taken of the eight domestic destinations from which Indigo flights are being operated, the daily flight from Mumbai to Mopa will take off at 9.40 am and land at 10.55 am. Apart from this, after flying from Delhi at 7.25 am, it will reach Manohar Airport at 10.05 am. The flight from Bengaluru to Mopa will take off at 10.10 am, arriving at 11.25 am, while from Chennai it will take off at 2.10 pm and land at Mopa at 3.35 am. On the other hand, the Indigo flight from Ahmedabad will take off at 5.35 am and reach the destination at 7.15 am.
Tourist destinations of Maharashtra-Karnataka are also close
This new airport of Goa is located near Maharashtra and Karnataka. In such a situation, travelers will not only have easy access to the main tourist centers of Goa, but also visit places like Amboli, Gokarna, Dudhsagar Falls, Tarkali, Jog Waterfalls, Dandeli, Kudremukh, Devbagh, Panchgani, Murudeshwar, Malvan, Ganpatipule and Kolhapur. You can also travel to nearby destinations.
