The Samikhsya Bureau
NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Civil Aviation celebrated the International Wone’s day today in a unique way. It launched its Delhi-Bellary flight with an all-women crew.
Hardeep Singh Puri, Civil Aviation Minister, flagged off the first flight from Delhi to the newly upgraded Trishul Military Airbase at Bareilly Airport in Uttar Pradesh.
Bareilly airport has been upgraded for commercial flight operations under the Regional Connectivity Scheme – Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik (RCS-UDAN) of the Government of India.
The flagging off marks the commencement of the 56th airport under the UDAN scheme in India and and marks the successful operationalization of the 8th airport of Uttar Pradesh.
Now people can fly at ease by opting for a flight of 60 mins from Delhi to Bareilly while earlier they were forced to opt for a road travel of more than 6 hours or a train journey of more than 4 hours.
Trishul Military Airbase, Bareilly belongs to the Indian Air Force and the land was handed over to the Airport Authority of India for construction of the interim civil aviation operations.
Government of India sanctioned Rs. 88 crores under the UDAN scheme for the development of the interim civil aviation operations.
Alliance Air was awarded the Delhi – Bareilly route under the UDAN-4 bidding process last year. The airline will be deploying its ATR 72 600 aircraft having a seating capacity
This aerial connectivity will fulfill the aspirations of the lakhs of people who visit Bareilly for the Nath Nagri – known for the four Shiva temples located in four corners of the region – Dhopeshwar Nath, Madni Nath, Alakha Nath and Trivati Nath – and Ala Hazrat, Shah Sharafat Miyan and Khankahe Niyazia, Zari Nagari and historically important sites like as Sanjashya.
The city is also a center for furniture manufacturing and cotton, cereal and sugar trading.
