Union Minister of Civil Aviation and Steel Jyotiraditya M Scindia has inaugurated a direct flight between Amritsar and Gatwick on Monday. The non-stop flight between Amritsar and Gatwick will be operated by Air India commencing from Monday.
Speaking on the infrastructure development at Amritsar Airport, Scindia said the government has developed 13 parking aprons with an expenditure of Rs 50 crores, at the cost of Rs 100 crores, a parallel taxi-track has also been developed for easy movement of aircraft. A new integrated terminal has also been developed with an expenditure of Rs 250 crores.
The inauguration was graced by MoS for Ministry of Commerce & Industry Som Parkash. Ministry of Civil Aviation’s Joint Secretary SK Mishra, Secretary of Civil Aviation, Govt. of Punjab Malwinder Singh Jaggi and Air India CEO Campbell Wilson was also present.
