New direct flight between Dubai and Kolkata

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Passengers travelling between Dubai and the Indian city of Kolkata now have more options.

The low-cost carrier Indigo has launched daily direct flights on the route.

The new service on Airbus 320 arrived at Dubai International’s (DXB) Terminal 1 on Sunday.

India is DXB's single largest destination country in terms of contribution to traffic with nearly 12 million passengers in 2019. 

A total of eight airlines currently operate 554 flights every week from DXB to 21 destinations across India.

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