Kingfisher's Mumbai-Sholapur flight from Feb 17

Private air-carrier, Kingfisher Airlines, plans to introduce an air service between Mumbai and Sholapur from February 17.

A Kingfisher Airlines spokesperson told PTI here that "the launch of the Mumbai-Sholapur flight is a part of the airline's committment to provide regional connectivity."

The service would run four times a week--Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday--using an ATR aircraft.

The flight for Sholapur would depart from Mumbai Airport at 11.15 am and arrive at Sholapur at 12.45 pm. The retrun flight would take off from Sholapur at 1.15 pm and land at Mumbai Airport at 2.45 pm, the airline said.

The airline has planned a special commemorative flight tomorrow from Sholapur. The special commemorative flight will take off from Sholapur tomorrow which will be flagged off by Union Agriculture Minister, Sharad Pawar, and Civil Aviation Minister, Praful Patel.