Port Blair, Apr 08: Under the leadership of Mr. Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of India and the efforts of Mr. Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati, the Union Minister of Civil Aviation, as well as the concerted follow-up by Lt. Gen. A.K. Singh, PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM (Retd.) the Lt. Governor of A & N Islands and Mr. Bishnu Pada Ray, the Member of Parliament and the A & N Administration, the first ever flight on Vishakapatnam-Port Blair-Vishakapatnam sector is going to become a reality from 9 April, 2015. This fulfils a long pending demand of the Islanders belonging or having links with Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and nearby states.
As per the schedule, Air India will operate weekly two flights on Vishakapatnam-Port Blair-Vishakapatnam sector with its 168 seater Airbus A-320 aircraft on every Monday and Thursday w.e.f 9th April, 2015.
The Air India flight No. AI 487 will originate from New Delhi at 0700 hrs and reach Vishakapatnam at 09.15 hrs. From Vishakapatnam the flight will depart at 10.00 hrs and reach Port Blair at 12.10 hrs.
On its return flight No AI 488, the aircraft will depart from Port Blair at 12.50 hrs to reach Vishakapatnam at 15.00 hrs. Thereafter the flight will continue up to Delhi after a brief halt of 45 minutes at Vishakapatnam and reach Delhi at 18.00 hrs.
