Agra: The Agra tourism industry welcomed the civil aviation ministry's announcement Saturday that the Instrument Landing System (ILS) at the airport here was operational, paving the way for the city to get regular air connectivity.
The tourism industry has welcomed the "rather prompt" response from Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh, who interacted with a local delegation Friday and promised he would take up the demand of regular air connectivity to Agra on priority.
The Airport Authority of India (AAI) had installed ILS at the airport about a year ago at a cost of about Rs 4 crore. The system had to be certified by the Directorate General Civil Aviation (DGCA).
Up to 700 charter flights come into Agra every year, each bringing 80-100 foreign tourists each.
10/11/12 IANS/Zee News
