Start Bhuntar flights, Himachal CM asks airlines

Abhinav Vashisht

KULLU, AUGust 5

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur appealed to the airline operators through a video message to operate flights to the beautiful and well-equipped Kullu-Manali airport at Bhuntar. He said the state government and the Airports Authority of India (AAI) will provide all possible support for this.

The Chief Minister said that the famous tourist destination Kullu-Manali is visited by lakhs of domestic and foreign travellers and airline operators can reap profits by commencing operations to Kullu airport. This will help lower air fares and provide better air connectivity to the region. The CM also lauded the AAI management for upkeep of the airport.

Kullu-Manali Airport Director Neeraj Kumar Srivastava said that the CM visited the airport on August 1 and he was apprised about the upkeep of the airport. He said that the CM was pleased to see the cleanliness and implementation of Covid protocols. The CM assured to do the needful for commencing operations by other airlines to Kullu-Manali airport.

Aviation experts stated that it was necessary that other operators commence operations on the Kullu-Chandigarh-Delhi route because the only operational flight of the Alliance Air, a wholly owned subsidiary of national carrier Air India, was charging exorbitant fares because of monopoly.

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