Bizz Buzz Bureau Vijayawada

AirportsAuthority of India (AAI) and Vijayawada International Airporthave on Thursday announced the launch of Fly91 Airlines’ flight on the Tirupati-Vijayawada-Tirupati route.

To celebrate the milestone, an inaugural ceremony was held at Vijayawada Airport on Thursday. The event was graced by Yarlagadda Venkata Rao, Gannavaram MLA, who formally presented the first boarding passes to the family who booked the flight's maiden tickets.

Tirupati MLA Arani Srinivasulu was present at the function.

The inaugural arrival flight from Tirupati was welcomed at Vijayawada Airport with a traditional water cannon salute. The route received an overwhelming response from travellers on its first day, with 64 passengers boarding the 68-capacity aircraft out of Vijayawada.

In his address, Venkata Rao said the launch of the new flight will enable passengers to easily access Srivani Darshan tickets for Lord Balaji at Tirumala. He also emphasised that if international flights to Dubai are operated, it will greatly benefit residents in the catchment areas of the Krishna and Godavari districts, and urged Union Minister of Civil Aviation Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu to further expand the international network from Vijayawada Airport.