CM Badal asks Aviation minister to start flights to Nanded

Chandigarh: he Chief Minister of Punjab, Parkash Singh Badal has asked Union Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh to immediately start direct flights from Amritsar and Chandigarh to Nanded in Maharashtra for facilitating pilgrims to pay obeisance at Takht Sachkhand Sri Hazur Sahib.
A spokesperson for the Chief Minister's Office said Badal put forth this demand before the minister in a meeting held at Kapurthala House in New Delhi. The Chief Minister also impressed upon Ajit Singh to start international flights from the upcoming international airport at Mohali.
He said these flights would ensure better connectivity for Punjabis settled abroad, making their journey to the state far more comfortable. The Chief Minister also asked Ajit Singh that as the domestic terminal at Bhisiana (Bathinda) is ready, the department should commence the flights from it because Bathinda was coming up as petrochemical hub.
12/02/12 Punjab Newsline

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Categories: Indian Aviation- In General Feb 2012