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Flight tickets on the maiden Air India Express flight from the soon-to-be-launched Kannur International Airport in the South Indian state of Kerala to Abu Dhabi has almost sold out, according to senior officials at the airline.
Officials also revealed that flights to Sharjah from Kannur will be added to the network in a day or two.
"The first international flight is set to fly out on 10 am IST on December 9, the same date as the official opening day," PG Prageesh, chief of corporate communication at Air India Express, revealed to Khaleej Times on Tuesday.
Tickets on the maiden flight went live on Monday, November 12, and within moments, and the 'express value' category of tickets have been completely sold out, according to the airline website. However, a few 'express flexi' category of tickets remains.
AI Express is currently the only airline operating international flights out of the Kannur Airport for now.
"Tickets are indeed almost sold out. There was great enthusiasm in the market. We can't reveal the number of bookings as of now, as it is commercially confident information," he said.
An Air India Express flight conducted a flight trial at Kannur International Airport on 20th September 2018. The Boeing 737/800 carried out a total of six approaches for the DVOR approach procedure check.#KANNUR #kannurairport #Airport #Kerala #travel #Tourism #AirIndia #flight pic.twitter.com/teEsmBwPreThe Boeing 737 800 flight has a capacity of 189 seats on the aircraft.
- Kannur International Airport Ltd (@airportCNN) September 20, 2018
The integrated passenger terminal building design with a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold rating offers passenger convenience, promotes efficient space utilisation and is environmentally friendly. #Kannur #KannurAirport #KeralaAirport #Airport #Kerala pic.twitter.com/UoBUpimYxPThis airport will start off with a runway of 3,050 metres and in another 18 months after it opens, it will see its runway length increase to 3,400 metres and eventually it will touch 4,000 metres, making it one of the four biggest airports in the country.
- Kannur International Airport Ltd (@airportCNN) October 4, 2018
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