NGO hails six new air routes for city

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, November 10

The Ministry of Civil Aviation is going to start six new flights from Sri Guru Ram Das Jee International Airport under the UDAN (Ude Desh Ka Aam Naagrik), phase III, Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS).

The Ministry of Civil Aviation has invited bids from airlines for six new air routes (Patna, Varanasi, Kolkata, Dharamsala, Jaipur and Goa) of tourism importance for direct flights from Amritsar to be including under UDAN 3.0 scheme. Not only these cities will exchange tourists, the flights will also open the doors for trade opportunities. Additionally, it will be a big boost to international connectivity of these cities.

Yogesh Kamra, co-convener, FlyAmritsar Initiative, and additional secretary, Amritsar Vikas Manch (AVM), stated that a delegation of the Amritsar Vikas Manch, along with Minister of State Vijay Sampla, had an exclusive meeting with Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha and Minister of State for Tourism KJ Alphons in July 2018. A memorandum was handed over to them for restoration of direct flights between Amritsar and London, increase in the frequency of direct domestic flights between Amritsar and cities of tourism importance along with demand for increasing frequency of Amritsar-Nanded flight to at least four days a week.

Sameep Singh Gumtala, convener, FlyAmritsar Initiative, and overseas secretary, Amritsar Vikas Manch, thanked the Central government for addition of Amritsar airport in the scheme.