Majithia appeals to political parties to save Amritsar airport going into oblivion

Amritsar: Punjab Information & Public Relations Minister Bikram Singh Majithia,on Tuesday made an appeal to all political parties to sink their mutual differences and work together to keep holy city Amritsar on International tourist circuit by saving Raja Sansi International airport from going into oblivion.
In an official release issued here today, Majithia in an emotional appeal, said that time has come that all parties should rise above their party lines and petty politics to save the hard won international status of Raja Sansi Airport.
He said that it was imperative for all of us to ensure that trade and economy of Punjab was not hit due to sudden stoppage of international flights to Raja Sansi Airport. It was the duty of every political party to join hands for this crucial issue to convince Union government to ensure that it should issue notifications to make flights from Amritsar viable for airlines. He said that retention of international flights was necessary to decongest Delhi Airport as 29% traffic in Delhi Airport was from Punjab.
The Minister said that Darbar Sahib Amritsar was the temporal seats of Sikhs living all over the world and starting of international flights in Raja Sansi Airport had facilitated their Annual pilgrimage.
04/11/08 PunjabNewsline.com

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Categories: Airports Nov 2008