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Domestic flights flying from Kolkota to Hyderabad are either direct or indirect. Indirect domestic flights generally originate from New Delhi and Mumbai. Both direct and indirect domestic flights are patronized equally by students and tourists. The domestic airfare from Kolkota to Hyderabad on these domestic flights varies according to the covered mileage. Planes taking a roundabout route of flying first to New Delhi and then changing direction to fly to Hyderabad are usually more expensive compared to direct flights. These flights are many in number flying at all hours of day and night. Students prefer to fly direct as the prices of air tickets are discounted. Chartered service planers run on the direct route for senior government officials and civil employees. Similarly, major Indian airlines also run cargo direct domestic flights. Indirect domestic flights are manned by domestic tourists. These tourists take advantage of the special airline tour packages available on advance booking.

Indirect international flights flying into Hyderabad via Kolkota carry a heterogeneous population. These flights from Kolkota to Hyderabad have a varied flight plan of flying on internationally recognized routes till Kolkota. Kolkota is the transit stop. The flight crew changes and a few foreign passengers disembark at this transit. It is here that the international flight picks up some domestic passengers, namely students and tourists. The plane also changes its route to overlap the Indian domestic route. Consequently, the airfare from Kolkota to Hyderabad on indirect international flights is slated to be same as that of indirect domestic flights. Domestic passengers traveling to Hyderabad get pushed onto the international flight owing to the overcrowding of domestic flights. This happens frequently during peak travel seasons of summer and festivals. Indirect international flights from UK are offered at budget rates for all British nationals. Any foreign passenger having a different nationality ends up paying more on UK flights. Flights from Singapore offer a diverse range of entertainment and cuisine to all 'business' class travelers. Usually the flight duration of these flights extends to more than two days with a transit layover of more than five-six hours.

All fights including domestic and international are subject to strict weight restrictions. Excess baggage is immediately taken off from the plane's cargo hold. It can also result in ticket cancellation, especially on UK flights. However, this luggage restriction does not hold true for passengers holing American passports. All flights have a normal weight restriction of only one piece of hand baggage on international flights. This extends to two pieces of hand baggage on domestic flights.

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