Patna: The wait for a private chartered flight service from the state capital is over. Well, almost.
The much-anticipated service could be launched by the last week of this month, said the service providers, Door-to-Door Services (DTDS). First, the service was supposed to be launched sometime in November last year. But last month, the operators pushed back the take-off schedule to February this year.
Now, they have decided that of the two aircraft, which will be pressed into service, the first will touch down at Patna airport on January 20. Bookings will open within a couple of days as well.
Leslie Marcar, marketing head, DTDS, told The Telegraph over telephone from Bangalore: “One of the chart-ered flights will be brought to Bihar Flying Club at Patna airport on January 20 for a demonstration. We are trying to launch the service by the last week of January.”
He added: “All necessary groundwork have been done. We have obtained clearance from the directorate-general of civil aviation and the Union ministry of civil aviation. We have also finalised the operation schedule of the flights.”
Once the service is launched, residents will be able to fly to Jamshedpur within an hour and 15 minutes. At present, there is no flight between Patna and the industrial town in Jharkhand.
Travelling to Purnea and Darbhanga will also be easier and swifter. At present, it takes around four hours to travel between Patna and Darbhanga by road, and about seven to reach Purnea. The flight will take around 25 minutes and an hour to transport passengers to Darbhanga and Purnea respectively. In smaller towns, which do not have an air- port, the aircraft will land at the state hangar or air force runways.
17/01/12 Piyush Kumar Tripathi/The Telegraph
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