Dehradun launches flights to Varanasi, Amritsar, and Ayodhya from today

By Nancy Tiwari  |  First Published Mar 6, 2024, 5:52 PM IST

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami announced on Tuesday that the central government had authorized the aircraft operations from Dehradun to three key towns in the country: Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh, Varanasi in Punjab, and Amritsar in Punjab.
 

The flying services from Dehradun to these three main towns, Ayodhya, Varanasi, and Amritsar, were inaugurated by Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami. On Wednesday, the three services got underway at the Jolly Grant Airport in Dehradun. By cutting a cake and lighting a lamp, CM Dhami gave the occasion its official start.

A plane is scheduled to depart Dehradun at 9.40 am and arrive in Ayodhya at 11.30 am. The aircraft will depart Ayodhya at 12:15 p.m. and arrive in the capital of Uttarakhand at 1:55 p.m. The flight Dehradun-Amritsar is scheduled to depart Amritsar at 12:00 pm and arrive in Dehradun at 1:10 pm. At 1.35 pm, the Dehradun flight will depart, and it will arrive in the Punjabi city at 2.45 pm, in Amritsar.

While talking about aviation, the Chief Minister stated that before to this, the state has initiated air connection between Dehradun and Pithoragan, in addition to heli services from Haldwani to Champawat, Munsiyari, and Pithoragarh.

Chief Minister Dhami conveyed gratitude to Jyotiraditya Scindia, the Minister of Civil Aviation, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for approving all three services. He praised Prime Minister Modi and stated that all sectors, including the aviation industry, had seen unparalleled growth during his tenure.

The Chief Minister gave a speech at the event and stated that, they strive to make moving people within the entire state of Uttarakhand easy, simple and clear. We are always working to address this, and citizens are visiting various locations throughout the state.

Mr. Dhami also stated that, he had been attempting for quite some time to begin aviation services for all three locations. Prior to Ram Lalla's Pran Pratishtah ceremony in Ayodhya, the chief minister personally wrote a letter to Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia requesting

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