It is a proud moment for the family, says 75-year-old Mukteshwar Singh as his son in the next few hours will pilot the first commercial passenger plane to the new airport here after its inauguration by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday.
Forty-three-year-old Captain Ashutosh Shekhar is a pilot with Indigo, and after the airport is opened, his flight from New Delhi (2:40 pm) is schedule to land here at 4 pm.
Besides the airport, Prime Minister Modi will also inaugurate the city’s railway station, days ahead of the consecration of the Ram temple. The event on January 22 is expected to be attended by thousands of people.
