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An Air India Express plane readies for departure from Mangaluru International Airport. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
The airline proposes to introduce flights thrice every week between the 2 cities, sources stated.
The flight IX 5531 will depart from Mangaluru International Airport tentatively at 9.15 a.m. and attain Thiruvananthapuram International Airport at 10.35 a.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
The flight IX 5532 will take off from Thiruvananthapuram International Airport tentatively at 4.25 a.m. and arrive in Mangaluru at 5.45 a.m. on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
The schedule of the Mangaluru-Thiruvananthapuram flights with flight numbers was displayed on the corporate’s web site on October 18.
To promote the brand new route, Mangaluru International Airport posted on X: “A brand new route is able to take flight from Mangaluru Airport. From one shoreline to a different, the place nature, tradition and calm come collectively. Can you guess the vacation spot ?”
Existing connectivity
The current quickest public transport connectivity between the 2 cities is thru Mangaluru-Thiruvananthapuram Vande Bharat Express practice, which takes about 9 hours to traverse the 620-km distance. Superfast trains between the 2 cities take not less than 13 hours to cowl the space.
Vande Bharat Train No. 20631 leaves Mangaluru Central Railway Station at 6.25 a.m. and reaches Thiruvananthapuram Central at 3.05 p.m. protecting the space in 8.40 hours. The practice No. 20632 departs Thiruvananthapuram at 4.05 p.m. and reaches Mangaluru Central at 12.40 a.m. (previous midnight), protecting the space in 8.35 hours.
The companies function on all days of the week, besides Wednesdays.
Flight connectivity from Mangaluru
At current, Mangaluru International Airport has direct home flight connectivity to Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Chennai.
Published – October 18, 2025 12:16 pm IST
