- Festival
- Hornbill, 1-10 Dec 2026, Kisama
- Special flights
- Guwahati-Dimapur from 28 Nov
- Discount
- Up to 15% with code HORNBILL
- One-stop from
- Bengaluru, Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai
- Bookings
- Open now on airline site and app
Planning a trip to the Hornbill Festival in Nagaland this December? Getting there just got easier. Air India Express has been named the official airline partner for Hornbill Festival 2026 and will operate special Guwahati-Dimapur flights from 28 November, with up to 15 percent off using the promo code HORNBILL.
What Air India Express is offering
The Nagaland government named Air India Express the official airline partner for the festival on 13 November. The airline will run special flights on the Guwahati-Dimapur route from 28 November, giving one-stop connections from Bengaluru, Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai via Guwahati. Travellers can save up to 15 percent on bookings made on the airline's website or app with the promo code HORNBILL, and bookings are already open on airindiaexpress.com, the mobile app and major booking channels.
Festival dates and venue
The 27th Hornbill Festival runs from 1 to 10 December 2026 at the Naga Heritage Village in Kisama, about 12 km south of Kohima. The 10-day event begins on Nagaland's Statehood Day and brings together the state's tribes for music, dance, food and crafts.
Planning the journey
Dimapur is Nagaland's only airport, so festival-week seats sell out fast; book as soon as your dates are fixed and keep Guwahati as a fallback gateway with road or rail onward to Kohima. From Dimapur to Kisama is about 75 km by road, and shared taxis and buses run towards Kohima. Stay options in Kohima and Kisama also fill early, so confirm accommodation before flights if possible.
Why this matters
Air India Express operates over 350 weekly flights linking the Northeast, from Agartala, Dibrugarh, Dimapur, Guwahati and Imphal, to the rest of India and West Asia, so a partner airline with festival discounts makes India's biggest tribal cultural festival noticeably cheaper to reach.
We track festival travel options across India and update this page as more festival schedules are announced. Last verified: 14 November 2026 against North East Now (13 November), Assam Tribune (14 November) and DD News reports.
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