Chadha also asked the reasons for flight services from Amritsar airport to Canada not being added despite a massive number of passengers travelling to the said destination from said source every year
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Raghav Chadha informed that Air India had started additional direct flights between Amritsar to London and one to Birmingham. Taking to Twitter, the Rajya Sabha MP said that he had consistently raised Punjab’s demand for international air connectivity over the last two parliamentary sessions, reported ANI.
“Good news, Punjabis. Air India has started additional direct flights between Amritsar-London and one to Birmingham. I’ve tried to consistently raise Punjab’s demand for international air connectivity over the last two parliamentary sessions. Will work to improve connectivity further,” Chadha said in a tweet. He had raised the issue in the winter session of Parliament on December 19 last year as well.
“Air India has started additional direct flights btween Amritsar-London and one to Birmingham, which is good news to Punjabis.”
— Raghav Chadha, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP
Earlier in August 2022, the MP from Punjab also raised the issue in the form of an unstarred question to the Minister of Civil Aviation. In his question, Chadha asked about the details of new international flights added to Mohali and Amritsar airports during the last five years.
Chadha also asked the reasons for flight services from Amritsar airport to Canada not being added despite a massive number of passengers travelling to the said destination from said source every year.
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