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Bhopal, March 31
Minister of Civil Aviation and Steel Jyotiraditya M. Scindia along with MoS Ministry of Civil Aviation, General Dr Vijay Kumar Singh (Rtd.) on Friday inaugurated a direct flight between Indore and Sharjah.
The flight will operate three days a week. It is Indore’s second air connectivity to UAE, and will give a boost to the trade, commerce, and tourism in Madhya Pradesh.
In his inaugural address, Scindia said that after Indore to Dubai, Indore to Sharjah would be Indore’s second air connectivity with UAE. This will not only boost trade and commerce but also connect families living in two different countries. In 2013-14, Indore was connected to only 6 destinations.
In the 9 years of Narendra Modi government, it has increased to 24 including 2 international destinations that is a 400 per cent growth, Scindia said. Earlier, weekly air traffic movement from Indore was 320 that has now increased to 500 that is a 52 per cent growth.
The Minister further said that in 2014, the state of Madhya Pradesh had air connectivity with only eight cities of the country, but now it is connected to 26 cities which is a 300 per cent growth. The weekly air traffic movement from the state was 500 aircraft; in 9 years it has increased to 840. Madhya Pradesh was given 60 routes under the RCS UDAN scheme, 33 of them are already operational and 12 will be operational soon.
Recently, Rewa airport’s foundation was laid- Rs 50 crore will be invested in its development. In Gwalior, a new integrated terminal building is being developed at a cost of Rs 500 crore. A new integrated terminal building costing around Rs 475 crore is being developed in Jabalpur also.
Aloke Singh, Managing Director of Air India Express, AirAsia India and Captain Manish Uppal, Head of Operations AirAsia India were present during the event.
The flight IX 0255 will take off from Indore at 10.30 hours on Monday, Friday and Saturday, and touch down in Sharjah at 12.10 noon. The return flight IX 0256 will also operate in the same days and depart Sharjah at 03.00 hours to land in Indore at 07.35 hours.
