Alliance Air, the wholly owned subsidiary of Air India, announced new flight operations from Saturday connecting the three important cities in Andhra Pradesh - Vizag, Vijayawada and Tirupati.

The new flight enables passengers from Vizag to reach Tirupati within two and a half hours.

The flight is operated with ATR-42 aircraft which has a capacity of 70 people.

The new flight will be operated on all days except Wednesdays on the Vizag/Tirupati /Vijayawada/ Vizag sector, said a statement.

It departs Vizag at 6.30 a.m., to arrive Vijayawada at 7.30 a.m. The flight then departs from Vijayawada at 7.55 a.m., to arrive in Tirupati 9 a.m.

On the return, it departs Tirupati at 9.25 a.m., to arrive in Vijayawada at 10.30 a.m. The flight then departs from Vijayawada at 10.55 a.m. to arrive in Vizag at 11.55 a.m.