Alliance Air, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Air India is set to launch its daily direct operations under UDAN scheme Hyderabad, Kochi and Goa from Mysuru. Commuters have the option of travelling from Hyderabad to Mysuru and returning the same day with onward options of Kochi, Bengaluru and Goa from Mysuru. All flights will operate with a 70-seater ATR-72 in view of the short runway of the Mysuru airport (1740 metres) which cannot support larger aircraft at the moment. Mysuru Airport Director, Manjunath, says, “Talks are under way for flights from Mysuru to Belagavi and Shirdi as well and may become a reality in due course.”