Air India Express has announced a major expansion of its domestic network with the addition of Aurangabad, Coimbatore, Jamnagar, Jodhpur, Madurai, and Tirupati. With these new destinations, the airline's network will grow to 64 destinations, comprising 48 domestic and 16 international stations.

Flight operations to all six destinations will begin on 1 September 2026, connecting them with key metro hubs including Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, and Mumbai. The expansion is aimed at improving connectivity between India's major cities and fast-growing business, industrial, cultural, and tourism destinations. Bookings are now open through the airline's website, mobile app, and other major booking platforms.

As part of the new schedule, Air India Express will operate two daily flights between Aurangabad and Delhi, Coimbatore and Mumbai, and Jamnagar and Mumbai. The airline will also introduce daily services connecting Jodhpur with Delhi and Mumbai, Madurai with Chennai, and Tirupati with Hyderabad.

Alongside the network expansion, the airline will increase frequencies on several existing domestic routes from 1 September 2026. Additional daily flights will be introduced between Delhi and Bhubaneswar, Kochi, Patna, and Varanasi. This will increase services to four daily flights on the Delhi–Bhubaneswar and Delhi–Patna routes, while Delhi–Kochi and Delhi–Varanasi will each operate twice daily.

The newly added destinations strengthen Air India Express' presence across western, southern, and northern India. Aurangabad, the gateway to the UNESCO World Heritage Sites of Ajanta and Ellora, and Jamnagar, a key industrial and energy hub, enhance the airline's footprint in western India. In the south, Coimbatore, a leading manufacturing and textile centre, joins the historic city of Madurai and the pilgrimage destination of Tirupati. Jodhpur, one of Rajasthan's most popular tourism and cultural centres, further strengthens the airline's northern India network.

The latest expansion follows a series of recent developments by Air India Express. The airline recently launched operations from Bhopal with daily flights to Delhi and Mumbai, became the first airline to introduce international flights from Navi Mumbai with services to Abu Dhabi, and also launched the first-ever direct air connectivity between Northeast India and the UAE through flights from Guwahati to Dubai and Abu Dhabi.

New Routes Effective 1 September 2026

Additional Daily Flights from 1 September 2026

• Delhi – Bhubaneswar (4 daily flights)

• Delhi – Patna (4 daily flights)

• Delhi – Kochi (2 daily flights)

• Delhi – Varanasi (2 daily flights)
  

With this expansion, Air India Express will operate over 2,700 weekly domestic flights, offering passengers more travel options while strengthening connectivity between India's metropolitan gateways and emerging cities.