by Devesh Agarwal
On Wednesday, the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) inaugurated its luxury ‘FlyBus’ service which will connect the city of Mysore direct to the Bengaluru / Kempe Gowda International Airport in Bangalore.
The service will be operated by a 40 seat luxury Volvo B9R twin-rear-axle bus, complete with a pantry, chemical toilets, 2+2 semi-sleeper seating with 70 channels of in-seat video.
The bus will be equipped with GPS tracking systems which will provide up to date bus arrival information. The bus will also have a facility to display real-time flight arrival and departure information.
The bus will operate two services 12 hours apart in each direction. The bus departs Bangalore airport at 09:45 and 21:45 arrives in Mysore at 13:45 and 01:30 respectively. On the return, the bus shall depart Mysore at 02:00 and 14:00 to arrive at Bangalore airport at 05:45 and 18:00 respectively.
The fare for the service including snacks on board is Rs. 995. The FlyBus help line at the airport is +91 99722-13726. The main call centre is at +91 (80) 4455-4422. You can book FlyBus tickets online at the KSRTC website.
Visit here for a slide-show on the features of the FlyBus.
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