Times News NetworkTrichy: After its maiden launch which included flights from Coimbatore to Chennai, Chennai to Madurai, Madurai to Chennai and Chennai to Coimbatore, Air Carnival launched a new service between Chennai and Trichy sectors on Monday. Presently, Trichy airport has lone domestic connectivity to Chennai with Jet Airways operating three services a day on this section. The new service comes amid heavy demand from flyers for better domestic connectivity.In order to tap the ever increasing passenger traffic at the Trichy International Airport, Air Carnival has launched daily flights between Trichy and Chennai. It commenced its operation from July 18, 2016 with Coimbatore International Airport as the hub, connecting to major regional airports. With Jet Airways and Air India Express's four services between Trichy-Chennai sectors, the Trichy international airport handled over 1.50 lakh domestic passengers last year, travel agents said.

Source: Times of India February 20, 2017 18:33 UTC