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Delhi-Kushinagar flight from Nov 26, says Scindia

Delhi-Kushinagar flight from Nov 26, says Scindia
Gorakhpur: Minister for civil aviation Jyotiraditya Scindia on Wednesday announced that four flights will operate every week between Delhi and Kushinagar from November 26 onwards. More flights, connecting various other destinations, will also take this route in future as the government plans to set up 17 new airports in the state.
Speaking at the inaugural ceremony of Kushinagar Airport, he said direct flights for Mumbai from Kushinaagr will start from December 18 while a flight for Kolkata will also start from Kushinagar.
“Kushinagar will be directly connected with the country’s political and economic capitals,” he added. While praising PM Narendra Modi’s efforts in this direction, he said that ‘Modi hain to mumkin hai’. “During the past 79 years, it was not possible to make Kushinagar airport but the leadership of PM Modi made it possible. In 1942 during the second world war, an airstrip had been constructed but it remained neglected for years. However, the airport became ready in mere two years with Rs 260 crore,” he said.
The minister added 17 new airports will be constructed in Uttar Pradesh. He said, “During 70 years only 74 airports were constructed. But, only in the last seven years, 54 new airports were constructed and now there are 128 airports in the country.”
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