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Both cities from the IT gateway of India to the world. Hyderabad and Chennai represent the modern face of urban India with excellent infrastructure, transportation and communication networks. A smooth state government combined with varying job opportunities, residential and commercial property development, make these cities happening places. Consequently, more than 65% of all major international and domestic have to fly via Hyderabad or Chennai at some point.

• There are more than 900 direct domestic flights from Hyderabad to Chennai every day of the week
• Due to excessive human traffic comprising of tourist passengers, indirect domestic flights were introduced in late 1990s
• These indirect domestic flights are specially routed through tourist cities of Mysore and Kochi before heading towards Chennai
• Indirect international flights originating from UK, USA, Europe, South Africa, UAE and Australia fly via Delhi and Hyderabad before finally landing at Chennai
• Indirect international flights originating from UK, USA, Europe, South Africa, UAE and Australia fly via Delhi and Hyderabad before finally landing at Chennai
• Students and domestic tourists prefer to travel by the economy class seats oriented domestic flights
• Indirect international flights are patronized by foreign investors and returning IT personnel who are sent back to India to be with the parent IT company of Satyam for a short while.
• Indirect international flights are usually scheduled to leave in the late evenings to arrive at Chennai two days later
• Special tour packages are also offered on domestic flights
• The airfare from Hyderabad to Chennai on these tour flights is cheap

All international flying into Chennai via Delhi and Hyderabad usually have a strict luggage restriction. Foreign passengers, with the exception of American passengers, are allowed to carry with them luggage weighing 20-30 kg. Only 1 piece of hand luggage is allowed on board. It is advisable to confirm the online booking in advance before arriving at the airport. Due to the rising influx of passengers, many flights delete passenger names by default. Indirect international flights have an equal number of economy and business class seats. It is common to find domestic students traveling on these indirect international flights, on the last leg of the journey. This happens usually during the peak festival and summer season when domestic airlines are unable to meet the high demand. There are too many passengers and too few airlines. Consequently, many domestic tourists and students get seated on these indirect international flights which also fly the same route as the domestic flight.

Flight to Chennai