Bookings for daily flights from Darbhanga to Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru to start by September end: Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri

New Delhi: The Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Saturday (September 12, 2020) informed that the bookings for daily flights from Darbhanga (Bihar) to Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru, will start by the end of September.

The Minister after reviewing the groundwork of Darbhanga airport said that the flight operations will begin in the first week of November, before the auspicious festival of Chhath Puja and expressed that this a boon for 22 districts of North Bihar. 

Civil Aviation Minister reviewed the progress and construction status of the Darbhanga airport along with Gopal Jee Thakur, MP, Darbhanga, Ashok Yadav, MP, Madhubani, Pradeep Singh Kharola, Secretary, MoCA Arvind Singh, Chairman AAI and other officials. 

Bookings will start by end September for daily flights from Darbhanga to Delhi, Mumbai & Bengaluru. Flight Operations will begin in first week of November, before the auspicious festival of Chhath Puja. This a boon for 22 districts of North Bihar. pic.twitter.com/A6faxQYl9Y — Hardeep Singh Puri (@HardeepSPuri) September 12, 2020

Expressing satisfaction over the progress of work of Darbhanga airport, Puri said that most of the work at the airport is almost complete. He added that arrival and departure halls, check-in facility, conveyor belt etc have already been installed and remaining work will be completed before end October. 

"Spicejet has already been awarded this route under RCS-UDAN," stated the Minister.

Puri emphasized that the Prime Minister's vision of 'Hawai chappal se hawai jahaz tak' continues to transform lives. 

This is one more step under the ambitious UDAN Scheme to provide air connectivity to the interior regions of the country under the motto 'Sab Uden, Sab Juden.'

Congratulations to my sisters & brothers of Mithila Bhumi. pic.twitter.com/KeauTs5BeO — Hardeep Singh Puri (@HardeepSPuri) September 12, 2020

He said that while the work on the ground is in full swing in Darbhanga, other processes are also going ahead. 

Notably, the flight calibration by Spicejet took place today while the Minister was at the Darbhanga Airport. 

After reviewing the status of Deoghar airport in Jharkhand, Puri said that the work at the Deogarh airport is at an advanced stage and will be completed on schedule. He had extensive discussions with MP Nishikant Dubey. 

Puri said that the airport would be operationalised very soon. He added that the Government would be taking some key decisions in this regard by next week.

Apart from providing aviation connectivity to the Santhal region, the airport in Deoghar which is strategically located to provide connectivity to Patna, Kolkata & Bagdogra will also be able to serve people from Bhagalpur & Jamui districts of Bihar. pic.twitter.com/sduLrXIWcj — Hardeep Singh Puri (@HardeepSPuri) September 12, 2020

Apart from providing aviation connectivity to the Santhal region, the airport in Deoghar which is strategically located to provide connectivity to Patna, Kolkata and Bagdogra, will also be able to serve people from Bhagalpur and Jamui districts of Bihar. 

The Minister has stated that this is one more step under the ambitious UDAN Scheme to provide air connectivity to the interior regions of the country under the motto 'Sab Uden, Sab Juden.'