Naresh Goyal-owned low cost carrier (LCC) JetLite has filed applications with the government to start daily flights on the Delhi-Islamabad and Mumbai-Karachi routes.
Among Indian carriers, at present, only Indian Airlines a Delhi-Lahore flight once a week.

While the flight duration is 40 minutes, the return economy fare is about Rs 12,400.

Now with an LCC planning to operate between the two countries, passengers can look forward to better connectivity and lower fares.
"Recently, India and Pakistan had a bilateral agreement for improved connectivity. We have filed applications for two flights daily as there is no direct connectivity with Islamabad. There is a huge market in this sector and we will open routes to new cities," said Rajiv Gupta, JetLite COO. The recent agreement between the two countries has paved way for improved flight connectivity.

Saurabh Sinha/Times of India