Shimla: The plan to start air service to Shimla in December has been grounded once again, this time due to fog in Delhi. Now, it is expected to start in February.
A five-member expert team from IIT Roorkee recently conducted a survey of Jubberhatti airport in Shimla to consider its expansion as there is a proposal to spend around Rs 300 crore to expand the runaway by 200-300 meter. Current length of the table top runaway is 1,189 meter, which makes it suitable only for a 40-seater plane.
According to sources, Kingfisher Airlines had stopped its operation in 2012 and after that no serious efforts were made to restart flight to Shimla, which severely affected tourism business as high-end tourists avoided visiting Shimla. Air route is most preferred by foreign tourists, with the UK, USA and France being top contributors, followed by Australia.
25/12/14 Anand Bodh/Times of India
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A five-member expert team from IIT Roorkee recently conducted a survey of Jubberhatti airport in Shimla to consider its expansion as there is a proposal to spend around Rs 300 crore to expand the runaway by 200-300 meter. Current length of the table top runaway is 1,189 meter, which makes it suitable only for a 40-seater plane.
According to sources, Kingfisher Airlines had stopped its operation in 2012 and after that no serious efforts were made to restart flight to Shimla, which severely affected tourism business as high-end tourists avoided visiting Shimla. Air route is most preferred by foreign tourists, with the UK, USA and France being top contributors, followed by Australia.
25/12/14 Anand Bodh/Times of India
