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Delhi-Shimla flights resume after two years
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IANS | 26 Sep, 2022
The air connectivity between Himachal Pradesh capital and New Delhi resumed on Monday after a gap of almost two years.
Chief
Minister Jai Ram Thakur, while connecting virtually, launched regular
flights by flagging off the new ATR-42-600 aircraft of Alliance Air from
the Shimla airport at Jubbarhatti.
Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation, V.K. Singh also participated in the programme virtually from Delhi.
Speaking
on the occasion, the Chief Minister said that connectivity remained a
big challenge in a hilly state like Himachal Pradesh and the state
government was making constant efforts to increase the air connectivity
in the state.
He said that due to technical reasons, flights were
not able to operate from Shimla for almost two years. With the efforts
of the state government and the support of the Union Ministry of Civil
Aviation, Alliance Air flights between Shimla and Delhi would now be
operated seven days a week.
The Chief Minister said that
ATR-42-600 aircraft of Alliance Air would carry 48 passengers from Delhi
to Shimla, whereas the maximum strength of passengers from Shimla to
Delhi flight would be 24.
He said 50 per cent of the seats on
these flights would have a subsidised fare of Rs 2,480 under the 'UDAN'
scheme launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The fare for other seats would be determined by the company itself, added the Chief Minister.
Thanking
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Civil Aviation Minister
Jyotiraditya Scindia, and Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation
General V.K. Singh for resuming the flights with bigger aircraft from
Shimla, the Chief Minister said that these air services would boost the
tourism in the state.
Thakur said that the state had been making "all-out efforts to increase air connectivity in the state."
Speaking
on the occasion, Union Minister Singh said that the demand for
resumption of air flights between Shimla and Delhi was being made for a
long time.
He said Alliance Air's new ATR-42-600 would now enable
more passenger movement and these flights would be operated throughout
week.
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