Gaya: With the resumption of Air India’s Delhi-Gaya-Varanasi-Delhi flight, Gaya has two flights to Delhi four days in a week — Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday.
IndiGo is already operating daily flight on Gaya-Delhi route. In addition to its daily schedule, IndiGo operates two flights every Sunday.
The Air India flight had been suspended since March 24 last year after the Covid-induced lockdown. On Sunday, Air India resumed its operation and was given water salute at the Gaya airport runway.
Aurangabad MP Sushil Kumar Singh, Gaya MP VijayKumar, Bodh Gaya Temple Management Committee secretary Nangzey Dorjee, Mahabodhi Mahavihara chief monk Bhikkhu Chalinda among others were present in the airport lounge.
Airport director Dilip Kumar said the flight had taken off from Delhi at 12.10pm and landed at Gaya airport at 1.45pm with 78 adults and two infants on board. The return flight had only three passengers on board. It took off for Varanasi at 2.10pm and landed there at 2.45pm. After taking off from Varanasi at 3.30pm, the flight landed at Delhi airport at 5.10pm.
01/04/21 Times of India
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