Cheaper flights an alternative to road travel

KOCHI: Introduction of short distance flights with cheaper fares is being considered as an alternative to road travel, Yusuff Ali M A, director board member, Air India, has said.

He was speaking to mediapersons after inaugurating the photo exhibition being organised by the Photojournalists Forum here on Thursday. He said changing the headquarters of the Air India Express from Mumbai to Kochi will usher in a lot of positive changes. A majority of passengers of the airlines is from the state. The change will bring more attention to their problems and help solve their travel woes, he said and added that more domestic flights are on the cards.

While Kochi is to be developed as the commercial hub, Thiruvananthapuram will be the engineering hub of Air India Express, he said.