After a long gap, Shimla would finally be connected to Delhi by air.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off the inaugural flight from Shimla (Jubbarhatti) Airport at 11.45 AM on April 27, RK Choubey, Secretary (Civil Aviation), Government of India, said here on Friday.
Presiding over a high-level meeting at Jubbarhatti near Shimla, he informed that under thr Regional Connectivity Scheme (UDAN), the Prime Minister will also flag off the inaugural flight from Nanded-Mumbai-Hyderabad in Maharashtra and Katappa-Hyderabad in Karnataka from Jubbarhatti, Shimla.
The Meeting was held in the lounge of Jubbarhatti Airport and was attended by the Joint Director General (Civil Aviation) Ashwani lohani, CMD (Air India), Raheja, Member Planning, I.N.Murthy, Member Operation (Alliance Airways) S. Reheja and C.S. Subbiah, CEO (Alliance Airways). Addl. Chief Secretary (GAD) A.J.V. Prasad represented the Govt. of Himachal Pradesh and Dinesh Malhotra, Commissioner (Tourism & Civil Aviation)-cum-Managing Director, HPTDC alongwith senior police officers attended the meeting.
Himachal Commissioner Tourism and Civil Aviation, Dinesh Malhotra said the inaugural flight will be on April 27 and 10 tickets for this flight are available at HPTDC Marketing Office, The Mall, Shimla @ Rs 1920 per ticket.
He said the time schedule for further regular flights from April 28 onwards will be departure at 6.10 AM from Delhi and arrival at 7.25 AM at Shimla and departure at 7.45 AM from Shimla and arrival at 8.45 AM at Delhi.
As a goodwill gesture, CEO (Alliance Airways) informed that two students from orphanage Shimla will be taken to Delhi and will be sent back next day on the flight. They will be special guests of the Alliance Airways. Flight will be operated for 5 days a week from Wednesday to Sunday. The traditional Himachali welcome will be given to the PM on his arrival at Jubbarhatti Airport.