Direct flight between Amritsar and Gatwick airport operational
Union Minister of Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya Scindia on Monday inaugurated a direct flight between Amritsar and UK's Gatwick. The non-stop flight between Amritsar and Gatwick will be operated by Air India, starting Monday. It will operate for three days a week. This is the 3rd connectivity between Amritsar and England.
In his inaugural address, They said that this new international connectivity will work as a catalyst for the development of the region. It is an emotional subject also as lakhs of people of Punjab live in the UK and this new service will connect families living in two different countries.
“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,” he said in a statement.