Fly Kangra to Delhi every day

Kangra: Air Deccan has started operating daily flights from New Delhi to the scenic valley of Kangra situated on the foothills of the Dhauladhar range of mountains in Himachal Pradesh from today.
Earlier, Jagson Airlines has been operating only three flights a week to Kangra valley from Delhi via Pathankot.
The inaugural flight of Air Deccan carrying the Dalai Lama, spiritual leader of the Buddhists, senior authorities of the Airports Authority of India, officials of Air Deccan and media persons from Delhi landed here this morning.
The towns of Dharamsala and McLeodganj are within 15 km radius from the airport and were one of the most sought after destinations by high-end tourists, especially foreigners.
The flight was inaugurated by union minister for civil aviation Praful Patel.
The Kangra airport had recently been upgraded and its runway was increased from 3,900 feet to 4,500 feet to enable 50-seater planes to land here. Air Deccan has deployed a 48-seater ATR-42 aircraft to serve this route.
28/03/07 UNI/Kulwinder Sandhu/The Tribune

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