Lucknow Airport

Flights will commence to cities in Kenya, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and Indonesia.

The fast-growing startup said it is taking delivery of a new aircraft every 15 days.

Two new destinations in Bangladesh and India will join the LCC’s network for the first time.

The carrier is also laying the groundwork for a fifth new route to India.

The routes will add mobility between the states of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh.

The launch will increase the number of India-Qatar routes offered by IndiGo to 11.

The LCC has signed a codeshare deal with Oman Air, while service has begun to six destinations in India.

Fifteen of the top 20 fastest-growing major airports in the world by passenger numbers are located in Asia, new research by Routesonline has found, with the main gateway to Cambodia’s bustling capital city taking the top spot.

Airports in China and India accounted for ten of the top 20 fastest-growing major airports in the world during the first-half of the year, highlighting the growing dominance of the countries as aviation powerhouses. Research by Routesonline has also ranked the leading airports by total passengers added during the period, with the US featuring strongly.

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Under its revised schedule, Oman Air will introduce second daily rotations between Muscat and Bangalore and Kochi; will boost weekly frequencies between Muscat and Lucknow from seven to eleven; will increase flights between Muscat and Jaipur to ten weekly from the current daily offering; and will add one additional weekly flight on the Muscat – Goa route to offer a daily schedule.

Air India is further strengthening its domestic presence with the introduction of a new link between Dehradun - the state capital of Uttarakhand and