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Since 2002, the city of Chennai has shot into prominence as a major international gateway second to Delhi and Mumbai. Chennai is the country's third largest IT city. Its excellent infrastructure coupled with good and well-linked transportation and communication systems make it the ideal setting for foreign investment. In addition, the SEZ initiative of 2005 has benefited Chennai a lot. The state government has made it easy and less bureaucratic for foreign MNC's to set up global IT villages. Chennai is also the hub of south Indian cinema, culture, art and literature. Along with fervent tourism, the city is the glamour quotient of South.

It is no wonder that people are flying to Chennai in droves. Flights from Mumbai to Chennai are overcrowded. These flights ply on the domestic as well as international route. Foreign investors, IT personnel and MNC executives find good reason to fly to Chennai. The city also hosts the largest IT outsourcing Indian company, Satyam. It is also the South Indian headquarters of the US embassy. These two factors make Chennai a hotspot of activity. Students from all parts of the country travel to Chennai to get visas issued. The same holds for spousal and work visas. Similarly it is common for outsourced IT employees to return to Chennai via Mumbai. The flights also serve the foreign and domestic tourist. The tourist has the opportunity to sightsee Mumbai and then board the same flight to Chennai. Film crews along with conference and seminar personnel are also the likely candidates to travel from Mumbai to Chennai.

And, air travel is the safest travel option. It is affordable and convenient. The wide array of flights makes it easier for the traveler to choose the flight catering to his or her schedule, comfort and budget.

• All flights are domestic, i.e. direct or indirect, and international, direct or indirect
• The airfare from Mumbai to Chennai on all indirect domestic and international flights is expensive due to the extra mileage covered by the aircraft
• All indirect domestic and international flights stop at Mumbai as a transit stopover
• Direct domestic flights usually leave at all 24 hours of the day during the entire week
• The number of domestic flights rises during the peak summer and festival season
• The airfare from Mumbai to Chennai on all direct domestic flights is affordable
• Indirect international flights from UK are usually discounted
• Domestic students are offered cheap online air tickets on all direct domestic flights
• Indirect domestic flights usually originate at New Delhi, Pune and fly to Mumbai in the early mornings reaching Chennai in the evenings
• Domestic students are offered cheap online air tickets on all direct domestic flights

Flight to Chennai