AirAsia starts direct flight from Lucknow to Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, and Goa

Jyotiraditya Scindia, the Union Minister for Civil Aviation, and Gen. VK Singh, the Minister of State, launched Air Asia's direct flights between Lucknow and Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, and Goa. Yogi Adityanath, the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, was the special guest in attendance at Lucknow Airport. The fact that an airline has connected a city with 8 connecting flights to 5 locations in India is a historic event, according to Scindia, who was speaking at the introduction of new flight lines.

"I would like to congratulate and thank Air Asia and the Government of Uttar Pradesh for this achievement. Lucknow is now connected to Delhi with three flights, Bengaluru with two flights, Mumbai with one flight, Kolkata with one flight, and Goa with one flight in a day."

The flight between Lucknow and Delhi, Bengaluru, Goa will commence on Friday, and that between Lucknow and Mumbai and Kolkata will commence on September 1, 2022.

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Commenting on the work done by his ministry for promoting civil aviation in the state of Uttar Pradesh, the Minister said that under the UDAN scheme, the government has allotted 63 new routes to the state of Uttar Pradesh.

"In the future, we will increase it to 108 so that civil aviation can reach every corner of Uttar Pradesh. We have also marked 18 airports in Uttar Pradesh under the UDAN scheme, which will require an investment of Rs 1,121 crore for infrastructure development. Uttar Pradesh will have 5 international airports, which itself is a landmark in the country. It is a dream of the Prime Minister to make Uttar Pradesh a shining example of Atmanirbhar Bharat and to achieve this, we are constructing airports at Chitrakoot, Muradabad, Aligarh, Azamgarh, and Shravasti, apart from Jewar and Ayodhya.

"Air Asia (India) Private Limited is a subsidiary of Tata Sons Private Limited and commenced its operations in India in June 2014. It flies over 50 direct and 100 connecting routes across India at 18 destinations.These new connections will further strengthen connectivity between Lucknow and key cities in the country will, facilitate enhanced connectivity, and promote tourism, trade, and commerce in the region. An official release said it would also offer "an affordable, on-time, safe and hassle-free travel experience to people residing in Lucknow."

(With inputs from ANI)