Jyotiraditya Scindia inaugurates Sindhudurg airport in Konkan region of Maharashtra

The newly-constructed Sindhudurg airport in the Konkan region of Maharashtra started commercial operations on Saturday with Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia virtually flagging off an Alliance Air flight to Mumbai from the facility.

The state’s Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray attended the event virtually from the Sindhudurg airport as the guest of honour, while Union Minister Narayan Rane was among the other dignitaries, an official statement said on Saturday.