The Centre has agreed to resume direct flights from Ludhiana to Delhi, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Sanjeev Arora said in a statement Sunday. An official communication from the Centre said the flights may start operations in summer, he added.
While the international airport project at Halwara in Ludhiana district is currently under construction, the domestic airport at Sahnewal is lying non-functional. The regular Ludhiana-Delhi flight from Sahnewal domestic airport was discontinued in 2020 due to tepid response in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Arora said, “In an official communication, Union Minister of Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya M Scindia has informed that UDAN (Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik) route ‘Ludhiana-Delhi-Ludhiana’ was awarded to M/s Alliance Air in the first round of bidding that commenced on September 1, 2017.
