Star Air launches Tirupati to Kalaburagi

A four-weekly service from Tirupati to Kalaburagi began on 11 January.

India’s Star Air began Tirupati to Kalaburagi on 11 January.

The 492-kilometre service is operated four-weekly using Embraer 145s.

Kalaburagi is one of two non-stop routes Star Air operates from Tirupati, alongside Hubli that is also four-weekly.

The regional carrier has two other non-stop routes from Kalaburagi: Bangalore (daily) and Delhi Hindon (three-weekly).  With a block time of two hours and twenty minutes, the latter route – at 1,263 kilometres – is one of Star Air’s longest.

Kalabuargi, in south-central India, first received service in 2020.