January 13, 2024: Amid the ongoing India-Maldives row, Alliance Air the only airline that operates to Lakshadweep has started additional flights.

Due to a surge in the number of passengers willing to visit Lakshadweep, Alliance Air, the only Indian airline that operates to Lakshadweep, has started additional flights Kochi-Agatti-Kochi. A senior official of Alliance Air informed that the additional flights will operate two days a week i.e on Sunday and Wednesday.

Alliance air, the only airline that runs in Lakshadweep, runs flights between Kochi in Kerala and Agatti Island, which has a regional airport serving Lakshadweep. The airlines operate 70-seater aircraft to the island daily. It is running in full capacity and all tickets till March have been sold out, an official of the airline informed.

However, travel portals have reported that they are getting a record number of queries for Lakshadweep

 India's smallest Union Territory, Lakshadweep came into the spotlight after Prime Minister Narendra Modi shared delightful images from his visit to the Union Territory on January 22 and called for harnessing beach tourism in the island cluster.