LONDON: IndiGo will launch daily flights between New Delhi and Manchester. The new direct service was announced at the start of the trade mission to India led by UK PM Keir Starmer. This comes just months after IndiGo picked Manchester airport for its first ever long-haul route into Europe, launching direct flights between Mumbai and Manchester in July. It means that from November there will be nine direct flights a week between Manchester and India. There will be five flights a week from Mumbai to Manchester, and four a week from Delhi to Manchester. Until now, there were three direct flights from Mumbai to Manchester. Manchester airport is now the only UK airport outside London to have direct services to both Mumbai and Delhi. They will all operate from Manchester’s state-of-the-
IndiGo to launch Delhi-Manchester service; increase Mumbai

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