Mumbai-Adampur flight launched

Almost 15 months after the Adampur Civil Airport re-launched services with a flight on the Hindon-Nanded-Bengaluru route, a second daily flight for Mumbai commenced from here on Wednesday.

While 54 passengers arrived at Adampur from Mumbai, 47 left for Mumbai on the first flight this afternoon. The Hindon flight is managed by Star Air, while IndiGo is providing service on the latest route.

The airport terminal was raised at a cost of Rs 125 crore in February last year. The services at the civil airport began in 2019 with minimal facilities, but these were stopped during the Covid pandemic. The re-launch came late as the airlines had been weighing the viability factor.

The second destination was added today, but it was a no-frills event. There was no politician to claim credit for it or receive the passengers. On behalf of the Jalandhar administration, Adampur SDM Vivek Modi visited the airport to mark the occasion.

Jalandhar Deputy Commissioner Dr Himanshu Aggarwal congratulated people on behalf of the government on the new development for the region. He termed the addition of the second flight as a game-changer for the Doaba region.