GORAKHPUR, Oct. 25 -- IndiGo will launch a direct flight between Gorakhpur and Noida International Airport at Jewar on October 27, adding a new air link between eastern Uttar Pradesh and the National Capital Region (NCR). Gorakhpur airport director Sanjay Kumar said proposed SpiceJet flights on the Delhi-Gorakhpur-Delhi route and Akasa Air services between Mumbai and Gorakhpur were also under consideration. Final approval for both operations was awaited. According to the published schedule, the IndiGo flight from Jewar is scheduled to arrive in Gorakhpur at 2:05 pm on October 27 and depart for Jewar at 2:30 pm. As per the winter flight schedule approved by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), the 2026-27 schedule will remain in effect from October 25, 2026, to March 27, 2027. IndiGo, Akasa Air and SpiceJet are scheduled to operate flights connecting Gorakhpur with major cities, including Delhi, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Navi Mumbai. Passengers awaiting direct connectivity to Kolkata will have to wait longer. IndiGo's Bengaluru-Gorakhpur service and Gorakhpur-Kolkata flight are scheduled to begin operations on March 1, 2027, officials said. Meanwhile, scheduled commercial flights from Kushinagar International Airport have been largely suspended since November 2023....