In a bid to develop its regional footprint, IndiGo airways on Thursday commenced operations from Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly metropolis beneath the federal government regional connectivity scheme UDAN.
Union Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, who flagged off the airways’ Bareilly-Mumbai flight, stated it “will not only improve transportation facilities in the region but will also open immense opportunities in tourism, education, industry and trade and commerce for the region.”
नाथ नगरी बरेली को देश के दो और महानगरों से जोड़ने के लिए, आज से बरेली और मुंबई के बीच @IndiGo6E द्वारा नयी उड़ानें सप्ताह में 4 दिन और 14 अगस्त से सप्ताह में 3 दिन बरेली और बैंगलोर के बीच नयी उड़ानों की शुरुआत की जा रही है।1/3
— Jyotiraditya M. Scindia (@JM_Scindia) August 12, 2021
Minister of State for Civil Aviation V Ok Singh and Bareilly MP Santosh Gangwar had been additionally current by way of video conferencing from New Delhi.
Indigo’s flight schedule from Bareilly.
Under the UDAN scheme, monetary incentives from the Centre, state governments and airport operators are prolonged to chose airways to encourage operations from unserved and underserved airports and maintain airfares inexpensive.
Sanjay Kumar, Chief Strategy and Revenue Officer, IndiGo stated that the launch of flight operations from Bareilly marks the progress on IndiGo’s plan to attach seven key regional locations within the nation by the top of this yr.
Proudly launching our new station at @AAIBLYAIRPORT1 with eminent people from @MoCA_GoI and the Government Of India: Shri. Jyotiraditya M. Scindia, General (Retd.) @Gen_VKSingh , Shri. Nand Gopal Gupta and Shri. Santosh Kumar Gangwar.#LetsIndiGo #Aviation #Bareilly pic.twitter.com/suX5xadLBs
— IndiGo (@IndiGo6E) August 12, 2021
“Bareilly has always been special as it was identified as one of the 100 Smart Cities being developed in India, making it a promising hub for IT/ITeS services. Enhanced connectivity will promote trade and commerce while offering support in realising the vision for Bareilly as it progresses towards a smart future,” Kumar stated.
After flagging off the Bareilly-Mumbai flight, Scindia stated that Alliance Air, which operates 4 days every week on the Bareilly-Delhi route, will begin working flights each day from August 26.
The first industrial passenger flight to Bareilly airport was flagged off by the earlier Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on March 8.
