GMR Hyderabad International Airport Announce FlyBig Airline's Maiden Flight from Hyderabad to Gondia Hyderabad

FlyBig Airlines has yesterday launched its maiden flight service from GMR Hyderabad International Airport to Gondia, Maharashtra. The service is a UDAN initiative, which is aimed to bolster the regional connectivity to the travelers to Tier II-Tier III cities.

The FlyBig inaugural flight took off from Hyderabad to Gondia amidst much fanfare at the airport. Senior officials from GMR Hyderabad International Airport along with the FlyBig officials, other airport stakeholders greeted the passengers at the terminal.

The daily FlyBig Flight no. S9401 will depart from GMR Hyderabad International Airport at 06:20 hrs. The return Fly Big Flight no. S9402 will arrive at Hyderabad at 13.50 hrs. FlyBig’s Hyderabad – Gondia service will operate all days of a week. With this service, the number of domestic destinations from Hyderabad International Airport has reached 70, while the pre-Covid no. was 55. 

Mr. Pradeep Panicker, CEO, GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd (GHIAL), said, “With the rising demand of passenger traffic since the beginning of the second quarter of 2021, we have added new domestic and international destinations from the Hyderabad International Airport. Air travel demand has grown significantly in the last couple of years. With travel bouncing back, travelers are revisiting their favourite destinations and exploring new places like never before. To cater to this travel demand there has been a constant effort to add destinations that have not been connected across India, especially from Tier 2 and Tier 3 towns. Hyderabad city has the advantage of location in making this possible. As an airport operator it gives a great deal of satisfaction that we have enabled it for those who want to fly from such remote places.”

Gondia city in Maharashtra has a large number of rice mills and is known as ‘Rice City’. It is also famous for the Navegaon National Park, Nagzira Wildlife Sanctuary, Kachargadh Caves, Hazra Fall and other tourist spots in and around.

Hyderabad is a gateway to South & Central India, and a preferred and largest transit hub. It offers convenient proximity for passengers originating from the nearby cities, viz. Vijayawada, Vishakhapatnam, Nagpur, Bhubaneswar, Rajahmundry, Bhopal, and Tirupati. Airlines can connect to any part of India within a flying time of ~ 2 hrs. Hyderabad is the gateway to one of the fastest- growing states in the region resulting in an ever-growing appetite for travel.

FlyBig is a regional airline based in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India. It is promoted by Gurugram-based Big Charter Private Limited. The airline has a fleet comprising ATR 72-500 and ATR 72-600 aircraft with a total of 20 daily operational flights. The airline began operations in December 2020 and is focused on connecting Tier-II cities within India. FlyBig will be connecting Gondia under the RCS – UDAAN scheme from Govt. of India.