Overview
- Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami flagged off the service at Jolly Grant Airport, with the inaugural 737-8 departing at 16:30 and arriving in Bengaluru at 19:30.
- The new connection offers one-stop onward travel via Bengaluru to 18 destinations, including Chennai, Goa, Kochi, Pune and Thiruvananthapuram.
- Air India Express designated Dehradun as its 58th station and its third new station opened in September after Ahmedabad and Chandigarh.
- Managing director Aloke Singh said a fleet exceeding 115 aircraft is enabling the carrier’s rapid network buildout through its largest domestic hub.
- State officials pointed to airport upgrades and incentive policies under an Air Connectivity Improvement Project to expand access across Uttarakhand.