Indigo has added Gwalior as its 70th domestic destination with daily flights scheduled to start from September 1. The low-cost carrier would connect the new destination with Indore in Madhya Pradesh and Delhi. Union Aviation Minister, Jyotiraditya Scindia had tweeted that Indigo will start daily flights from Madhya Pradesh from September 1 on Delhi-Gwalior-Delhi, Gwalior-Indore-Gwalior, Indore-Gwalior-Indore and Gwalior-Delhi-Gwalior routes.
On the same thread, he also added that the Ministry of Civil Aviation is determined to facilitate the movement of citizens across the country and give wings to their development.
हमारे दूरदर्शी प्रधानमंत्री जी के मार्गदर्शन में नागरिक उड्डयन मंत्रालय देशभर के नागरिकों के आवागमन को सुगम बनाने और उनके विकास को पंख देने हेतु कृत संकल्पित है। @narendramodi
IndiGo has also added Jabalpur to its network. The airline will operate direct flights from Jabalpur to Mumbai, Delhi, Hyderabad, and Indore from August 20.
“These new connections will strengthen connectivity between Jabalpur and the key cities in the country, while fulfilling the demand for enhanced connectivity,” the company said in a release.
UDAN impact
Under the regional connectivity scheme UDAN, Indigo’s Bareilly-Mumbai flight was flagged off by the Union Minister on Thursday, August 12th. The Ministry of Civil Aviation on twitter said that Bareilly has been upgraded for commercial flight operations under UDAN. Also, adding that Bareilly is the eight airport of Uttar Pradesh after Lucknow, Varnasi, Gorakhpur, Kanpur, Hindon, Agra and Prayagraj.
The UDAN scheme has played a crucial role in encouraging operations from unserved and undeserved airports through financial incentives from the Centre, state governments and airport operators, extending them to selected airlines and keep airfares affordable.
Published: August 16, 2021, 14:35 IST
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