NEW DELHI: Indians will soon be able to seamlessly transit through hubs in their own country and on Indian carriers like Air India group, IndiGo and Akasa, instead of first flying to nearby hubs abroad like Dubai or Doha to take connecting flights to rest of the world on home airlines there. With required changes in immigration, security and customs, govt has started implementing the hub-and-spoke model in India.

Air India launches Hub and Spoke flights from Varanasi, expanding connectivity to six more cities and nine international destinations.

Civil Aviation Minister K Ram Mohan Naidu launched Air India's 'Easy Connect' initiative in Varanasi, establishing the first hub-and-spoke flight to connect the city globally via…