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Air India Express, a subsidiary of Air India, is gearing up to inaugurate non-stop flights to Imphal and Kochi from Kolkata this April, a spokesperson for the airline disclosed.

"The flights to Imphal will run daily, while those to Kochi will operate six days a week," the official stated.

For the Kolkata-Kochi route, the flight will depart at 11:25 am and touch down at the destination at 2:35 pm, while the return flight is set to depart at 3:05 pm and land back in Kolkata at 6:10 pm.

Sources indicate that the airline plans to enhance its flight operations on various domestic routes through route integration.

Moreover, Air India Express recently introduced four fare products - Xpress Lite (cabin baggage only fares), Xpress Value (15 kg check-in bag fares), Xpress Flex (unlimited changes with no change fees), and Xpress Biz (business class seating with complimentary Gourmair meals and priority services).

The airline's Xpress Biz fares, available on all new Air India Express Boeing 737-8 aircraft, provide a business class experience with increased baggage allowances of 25kg for domestic flights and 40kg for international flights.

Air India Express, a subsidiary of Air India and part of the Tata group, operates over 360 daily flights, connecting 31 domestic and 14 international airports, with a fleet of 67 aircraft comprising 39 Boeing 737s and 28 Airbus A320s.