Bathinda: With Bathinda set to get the second air route to Jammu under the regional connectivity scheme (RCS), the devotees going towards Jammu and Kashmir for religious tourism have become a happy lot. Bathinda is the only city in Punjab having been selected under the 'Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik (UDAN 2) scheme for second tier cities. So far, Bathinda has air connectivity to Delhi only.
The Bathinda airport, after hanging fire for over two years, started operations in December 2016, just ahead of the assembly elections. It was then that thrice-weekly flight to Delhi was started.
Now, the flight to Jammu has been approved which is expected to start within few months. The Alliance Air has been selected to start flying operations to Jammu from Bathinda airport, said an official of Union civil aviation ministry.
Earlier, Union food processing industry minister Harsimrat Badal had assured the residents of Bathinda to take up the matter with the Union civil aviation minister to start flight to other places apart from Delhi from Bathinda airport. She is an MP from Bathinda.
26/01/18 Times of India
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The Bathinda airport, after hanging fire for over two years, started operations in December 2016, just ahead of the assembly elections. It was then that thrice-weekly flight to Delhi was started.
Now, the flight to Jammu has been approved which is expected to start within few months. The Alliance Air has been selected to start flying operations to Jammu from Bathinda airport, said an official of Union civil aviation ministry.
Earlier, Union food processing industry minister Harsimrat Badal had assured the residents of Bathinda to take up the matter with the Union civil aviation minister to start flight to other places apart from Delhi from Bathinda airport. She is an MP from Bathinda.
26/01/18 Times of India
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