Air India Express has announced a significant expansion of its domestic network with the addition of six new destinations: Aurangabad, Coimbatore, Jamnagar, Jodhpur, Madurai, and Tirupati. The expansion will grow the airline’s network to 64 destinations, comprising 48 domestic and 16 international stations, strengthening connectivity between India’s metropolitan gateways and emerging markets.
Flight operations from all six stations will commence on 1 September 2026, with the new destinations connected to key metro hubs including Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, and Mumbai. These additions will improve access to important business, industrial, cultural, and tourism centres across the country. Bookings for these flights are now open on the airline’s website, airindiaexpress.com, mobile app, and other major booking channels.
The airline will operate two daily services each between Aurangabad and Delhi, Coimbatore and Mumbai, and Jamnagar and Mumbai. It will also operate daily flights connecting Jodhpur with Delhi and Mumbai, Madurai with Chennai, and Tirupati with Hyderabad.
Complementing the network expansion, Air India Express will also add frequencies on several domestic routes connecting with the National Capital. Effective 1 September 2026, the airline will introduce additional daily services between Delhi and Bhubaneswar, Kochi, Patna, and Varanasi, increasing frequencies to four daily flights each on the Delhi – Bhubaneswar and Delhi – Patna routes, and two daily flights each on the Delhi – Kochi and Delhi – Varanasi routes.
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