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Hyderabad, June 4 Air India Express announced the launch of operations between Hyderabad and Dubai effective from Thursday.

“The flight will operate three times a week on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays departing Hyderabad at 1.20 p.m. and arriving in Dubai at 3.20 p.m. (local time). The return flight will depart Dubai at 5.15 p.m. local time and arrive in Hyderabad at 10.20 p.m.,” Capt P. P. Singh, Chief Operating Officer, Air India Express said while addressing a press conference here on Wednesday.

The inaugural fare will be Rs 2,500 onwards plus taxes as applicable for a one-way trip and the inaugural round trip will be Rs 5,440 onwards plus taxes.

Capt Singh also said that Air India Express is launching flights from Goa to Dubai from June 17. “The company is also looking at starting operations to Kuwait from Kochi, Calicut and Mangalore by July,” he added.

Currently, Air India Express has a fleet of 18, 11 owned and 7 leased, Boeing 737-800 aircraft. During the calendar year 2008 it intends to add three more aircraft. Next year it is expecting to take delivery of four more new Boeing 737-800 aircraft.

“Once the operations from Goa also start, we will be operating from 16 locations in India connecting 12 international locations,” he said.

Capt Singh also said, depending on the occupancy rate of the flights from Hyderabad to Dubai, they are contemplating to increasing the frequency between the two destinations and also connect other Gulf destinations from the city. Last financial year, he said, the carrier carried around 1.8 million passengers and during the current financial year they expect it to touch 2.5 million passengers.

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