Government-owned Alliance Air said it has commenced flight services to Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport from Keshod in Junagadh district of Gujarat under the Centre’s regional connectivity scheme, UDAN, an official release said. The inaugural flight on the new route was flagged off by Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia from Keshod Airport, which is near Asiatic Lion’s abode Gir, on Saturday, it said.
At present, it takes about 16 hours to travel by road from Keshod to Mumbai but with the introduction of air services between the two destinations, the travel time will reduce to just one hour and 25 minutes, as per the release.
