Date:18/09/2006 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2006/09/18/stories/2006091821930400.htm

Karnataka - Bangalore

Air Deccan to operate flights to Bellary

Staff Reporter

The Bangalore-Hampi-Goa service will be operated in the afternoons

BANGALORE: Air Deccan will provide connectivity to Bellary from November 1, according to the company's managing director Capt. G.R. Gopinath. He told a press conference here on Saturday that the carrier keeping its commitment to provide connectivity to remote areas had been adding more destinations in its operations.

The Bellary service — Bangalore-Hampi-Goa — would be operated from Bangalore in the afternoons, Capt Gopinath said. Besides providing connectivity to the mining belt, the service would connect the popular tourist destinations, Hampi and Goa.

He said due to the overwhelming support extended by passengers Air Deccan had made it possible for an average earning person to use air services.