Book Flights to Chennai from Mumbai with 3 Carriers

The Indian Premier League (IPL) is one of the most watched cricket tournaments in India. It is not only followed but celebrated in country, and its tag line also says India Ka Tyohar, which literally means the festival of India. IPL is a series of 60 matches and eight teams are competing against each other for the championship trophy. So far, 40 matches have been played and a points table has been prepared on the basis of losses and wins. Teams on the top four spot qualify for semi-finals followed by the finals, and then compete against each other for the trophy. Currently, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) is topping the list and its extraordinary performance makes it a strong contender of the IPL 2015 trophy. The 43rd match of this ongoing tournament is scheduled between this topper and Mumbai Indians (MI) at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Hence, people looking forward to watch this match direct from the stadium can book their flights to Chennai.

Chennai and Mumbai are capital cities of the Indian states Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra, respectively. Both are important cities from business and tourism perspective; hence a number of flight options are available on this route. Here is the list of carriers that provide their services between these cities.

IndiGo

It is the leading airline of the country that owns more than 37 per cent of the Indian aviation market. With a fleet size of over 95 aircraft, this carrier manages to carry more than 21 million passengers every year. Currently, it operates more than 600 flights every day, connecting 38 destinations all across the globe. It includes 5 daily non-stop flights to Chennai. The first flight operated by this airline leaves at 6.20 am and reaches Mumbai (BOM) at 8.15 am. It is suitable for business travellers, who look forward to finish off the work and return their homes on the same day. However, people planning to enjoy the cricket match can opt for flights, which are operated in the evening. Now Cricket lovers book your air ticket to Chennai for the flight, which leaves at 2.30 pm. It leaves BOM at 4.30 pm, giving enough time to travellers to reach the stadium to watch the match.

Air India
It is the national airline of the country and operates under the company name Air India Limited (AIL). This carrier operates five flights between Mumbai and Chennai. Like the previous operator, it also operates flight in the early morning for the convenience of business travellers. Next four are scheduled at 7.00 am, 8.35 am, 9.40 am and 5.05 pm from the Chennai airport. Sports lovers planning the Mumbai trip just to watch the IPL match Chennai vs Mumbai can opt for the last option.

In addition to above-mentioned Chennai flight bookings options, Cricket enthusiasts can also explore services offered by GoAir and SpiceJet to enjoy the 43rd IPL match.

6 Chartered Flights to Chennai from Port Blair

Located on the Coromandel Coast, Chennai is the capital city of Tamil Nadu. It is also the largest commercial and industrial centre in the southern part of the country. This city is visited by thousands of tourists every year and this is the reason that the demand for flights to Chennai is quite high. This high demand also attracted carriers like Malaysia-based AirAsia to start its operations in this country. This carrier recently announced Delhi as its secondary hub. However, prior to this, its services were available in south India only. In addition to AirAsia, a new regional carrier – Air Pegasus – also commenced its services in this region. As per industry experts, it is a lucrative market and hence, carriers are looking forward to capitalise vast opportunities lying in this region.

Apart from these operations, travellers can also avail services offered by 6 chartered flights, launched by Air India – the flag carrier of the country. A few weeks back, this national airline announced 5 chartered flights to Chennai from Port Blair. It revised the plan and added another one to be operated on every Wednesday. Now, a total of 6 such flights are operates on alternate Saturdays and every Wednesdays in a month. The departure time of these flights is 9.40 am, which reaches Port Blair at 11.55 am. On the other hand, the return flight is scheduled at 12.30 pm and reaches Chennai at 2.45 pm.

SriLankan Airlines

In addition to the national airline, SriLankan Airlines also increased the frequency of operations between Colombo and Chennai. Now, this carrier offers around 86 flights between India and Sri Lanka, every week. As per reports, the airline reduced frequency of services on this route, back in 2013, as a result of low demand. However now, it has increased in the past few months. The General Manager (Sale) of the carrier said that Chennai is an important market for the company and hence, it has increased options for cheap flights to Chennai for its customers. There were more that 2.25 lakh arrivals at Colombo from Chennai in the previous year.

Impact of IPL 2015

The launch and capacity addition on these routes during the Indian Premier League (IPL) season offers mutual benefits to carriers and travellers. The demand for air ticket to Chennai remains quite high and these IPL matches scheduled at MA Chidambaram Stadium will boost it even further. Hence, people looking forward to enjoy the 23rd IPL match Chennai vs Punjab can make their reservations now.

Tow-times IPL champion, the Dhoni led Chennai Super Kings (CSK) is in good form as ever. It will be competing against Kings XI Punjab (KXIP), which features strong players, such as George Bailey. Hence, this match is bound to be interesting. In the previous IPL season, KXIP won all the three matches that were scheduled between these two teams. However, this time, Chennai will have its home support at the ground and players like McCullum, Mohit Sharma and Dhoni are in their best forms.

Cricket lovers, who do not want to miss the chance to witness tussle between these two teams live from the stadium can start looking for Chennai flights booking.